Russian internet company Yandex is releasing its first Android Phone called the Yandex Phone. The Android 8.1 phone will be sold in Russia, complete with Yandex’s own maps, weather, and GPS apps. This is not the company’s only new product recently it has launched smart speakers with investments with Uber, and even self-driving cars.
The Yandex Phone also comes with Alice, the Russian search giant’s take on a virtual assistant that launched in October of last year. Otherwise, this low-end Android device has fairly standard specs: a 5.65-inch screen at 2160 x 1080 resolution with no notch, a Snapdragon 630 processor, 4GB of RAM, a headphone jack, USB-C port, and 64GB of storage. For cameras, the Yandex Phone has 16MP and 5MP rear shooters, with a 5MP front-facing camera.
Yandex will start selling its phone at the company’s flagship store in Moscow with an MSRP of 17,990 rubles i.e $270. Increased availability will extend to Yandex’s Beru e-commerce site the next day, along with the Russian carrier Beeline.
