Why Yandex Just Launched Its First Smartphone -- The Motley Fool
And that became an even more apt comparison on Wednesday when -- in a move that echoes Google with its popular Pixel 3 devices -- Yandex introduced its first smartphone, dubbed Yandex.Phone. It will also be the first to be fully powered by Alice, the company's Alexa-esque AI assistant catering to the Russian market. It might seem strange that Yandex is entering the crowded smartphone market considering that global smartphone sales have effectively stalled in recent quarters. But that's not the case in Russia, where -- according to research from Counterpoint Market Pulse -- smartphone sales climbed 25% year over year in the second quarter of 2018. But foreign brands still command the vast majority of smartphone unit sales in Russia.Russia-based Yandex Launches its First Smartphone for $270
according to Yandex is a Russian internet company which has launched its first ever smartphone in the country. The device will be called as Yandex Phone and will be an entry level device which is priced at 17,990 rubles (approx $270). Yandex is also known for its other business like eCommerce, search engines and other online advertising. Recently we have seen Google launching its Google Pixel 3 Smartphone in Russia and this Yandex smartphone will be an answer to it. Well, all of us know that Yandex has developed its own digital voice assistant called as Alice to take on Google Assistant and Yandex phone will be coming with the same voice Assistant with the default Yandex search engine.collected by :John Smith
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