The YotaPhone, a dual-screen smartphone from Russia, is moving closer to its debut, first in Russia and later in other markets possibly including the U.S.

Lau Geckler, chief operating officer of Yota Devices, said that the company is in talks right now with telecommunications operators around the world including major U.S. carriers to bring the new device to markets outside Russia.

From one side, the YotaPhone looks just like any smartphone. But if you flip it over, you notice the device has two screens on one side a liquidcrystal display just like many smartphones, and on the other side an electronic paper display, which is commonly used in e-book readers such as Amazon.com Inc.