When comparing YotaPhone vs Puzzlephone, the Slant community recommends YotaPhone for most people. In the question“What are the most innovative smartphones of today? ” YotaPhone is ranked 2nd while Puzzlephone is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose YotaPhone is:
The back screen writes information in E-Ink, meaning it can display that information without draining the battery. Apps can be set to route incoming information, from, for example, social networks, to that screen.
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Pros
Pro Always on: ePaper display
The back screen writes information in E-Ink, meaning it can display that information without draining the battery. Apps can be set to route incoming information, from, for example, social networks, to that screen.
Pro Dual-screen
YotaPhone's signature feature is the dual-screen. On one side it has a typical capacitive 1080p display on the other an ePaper display. On latest generation phones both displays are fully touch compatible.
Pro Modular design
The Puzzlephone has 3 swappable hardware modules.
Pro Will provide a choice of operating systems
While the initial version will ship with Android, Puzzlephone will not be locked to a single operating system with later iterations.
Cons
Con Needs a rubber protector
The rear screen is matt smooth and so is really slippy. Combine that with the phones soft-rounded edges and you have a phone that can slip out of your fingers very easily.
Con Provides less modularity than Project Ara
The phone consists of just 3 hardware modules - "The Spine", "The Hear" and "The Brain". The Spine has an LCD, buttons, speakers and a microphone, The Brain has CPU, GPU, memory and camera, and The Heart has a battery and any extra functionality depending on the module.
