<p>The dual-screen Android-powered e-ink hybrid YotaPhone smartphone, which bites its thumb at those that say there's nothing new in smartphone hardware, has gone on sale in the U.K.</p><p>The device is available to buy via Yota Device's online store on its website costing 419 to U.K. buyers (which, incidentally, makes it a tenner cheaper than the new 8GB iPhone 5c).</p><p>The YotaPhone handset sets itself apart from the ranks of identikit slab-shaped Android smartphones by having an e-ink screen on its rear that users can send content to for powerless display or easier-on-the-eye reading.</p><p>Its 4.3-inch main pane is a full-touch, 720 x 1280 colour LCD but that's just the half of this handset. On the rear it's 4.3-inch monochrome e-ink screen, used in conjunction with the frontal LCD, supports new types of usage for a smartphone.</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/19/yota-phone-uk-launch/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/yotaphone-smartphone-on-sale-in-uk-for-gbp-419--1002997">YotaPhone smartphone on sale in UK for GBP 419</a> (Telecompaper (subscription))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dNmGVxHXeNQ7j9M6unw15zms-I1uM&authuser=0&ned=us">13 additional articles.</a></p>