Ayya (smartphone)

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AYYA is a smartphone series developed by Rostec. The first and only device in the series as of 2024 is the AYYA T1 which released on 28 October 2021 [1] with Android 11 and plans to upgrade to Aurora OS. The T1 sold poorly and was affected by a CPU chip undersupply issue due in part to the supplier TSMC halting trade with Russia in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. [2] [3] It has a button which disables the microphone and cameras. [4]

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History

At the end of October 2021 the first sales of the AYYA T1 smartphone began in Russia. Then from the domestic smartphone, there was only software that is legally required for installation.

In March 2022 a modification of AYYA T1 appeared on the Aurora OS for legal entities (corporate customers).

In March 2023, the media reported that retail sales of the AYYA T1 smartphone did not exceed 1 thousand units in 2 years out of a batch of 5 thousand units produced. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rostec ready to scale up AYYA smartphones production — spokesperson". TASS.
  2. Times, Русская служба The Moscow (6 July 2022). "Проект российского смартфона завис из-за отсутствия тайваньских чипов". Русская служба The Moscow Times.
  3. "Russia Wants Citizens To Use Made-In-Russia Ayya T1 Smartphone Running On Aurora OS". IndiaTimes. 8 March 2022.
  4. "A $200 Russian smartphone aiming to replace the iPhone isn't getting much love — fewer than 1,000 units have been sold since its debut". Yahoo News. 4 April 2023.
  5. "В РФ запущено сборочное производство отечественного смартфона AYYA T1 из российских и зарубежных компонентов". Хабр (in Russian). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. "Ростех представил трастфон AYYA T1 на ОС "Аврора"". rostec.ru.