People celebrate and wave Russian flags as the preliminary results of today's referendum are announced in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on 16 March, 2014.
People celebrate and wave Russian flags as the preliminary results of today's referendum are announced in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on 16 March, 2014. REUTERS/BAZ RATNER

The Google Android powered YotaPhone 2 is a dual screened smartphone that sports a daring yet impressive regular 5-inch colour touchscreen on one side and a 4.7-inch black and white e-reader touchscreen on its back. The smartphone is equipped with the power of a small netbook that comes with a 2GB of RAM and 32GB of fixed storage. The creators behind the new innovation promise that the phone can survive up to six days with its low energy consuming second screen.

According to the creator and company CEO Vlad Martynov, they wanted to come up with a new kind of smartphone, which will stand out among the many devices in the worldwide market today. The YotaPhone2 was dubbed as "the Russian iPhone" by Russia Today, a state supported news channel. Based on the news channel, the phone is a clear indication of Russian craftsmanship and ingenuity.

The Russian iPhone has earned the trust of Russian President Vladimir Putin who gave two units of the phone to Chinese Head Xi Jinping last month. Even Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has posted his commendation of the Yota through Instagram as seen on various events. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov adds to the list of the powerful personalities who favor the phone over U.S. products, Newsweek reports.

The Chechen leader has been vocal with his endorsement of the YotaPhone 2 over Apple products. Kadyrov even urged Russians to ditch the iPhone and show patriotism buy purchasing the phone, which is a product of pure Russian craftsmanship. He even openly said that America considers Russia as the enemy yet his countrymen patronise U.S. smartphones and contribute to the millions of sales of U.S. phones.

Looking back, the YotaPhone 2 was launched to the market earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. However, the official launch is slated in December set to go on sale in Russia. The phone's European release as well as its launch in China and the rest of South-East Asia is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2015, RT reports.

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defence denied allegations that their soldiers are prohibited to use iPhones because of the notion that Apple's smartphones might relay important information to the U.S. government. The Yota Phone 2 is also believed to be another tool for Russian officials to continue the rivalry between the U.S. and Russia, though this time the battle is in the smartphone arena.