Russian smartphone in quest to break into cut-throat global market
Moscow
FEW people looking to buy a trendy, state-of-the-art smartphone anywhere in the world today would even think about a Russian model, but the makers of the YotaPhone aspire to change that.
The startup's quest to break into the cut-throat global market for cellphones even got a boost from President Vladimir Putin, who has lately renewed a push to make innovation the next big thing for Russia's bedraggled economy.