"kid on the block"? Does it mean "(the smartphone) on the sell"?

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New Russian kid on the block joins crowded market

A Russian smartphone has joined the fierce competition between domestic vendors with some eye-catching features.

Yota Devices launched YotaPhone 2, the world's first dual screen smartphone with an always-on e-ink display, at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Beijing on Wednesday.

"YotaPhone represents a new level of technological cooperation between Russia and China. I believe YotaPhone will be a welcome product in China," said Andrey Ivanovich Denisov, Russia's ambassador to China.

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/tech/2015-05/20/content_20776341.htm

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[+4] - Tes yeux noirs - 05/24/2015A new kid on the block is a new arrival in some context. In the USA, where the expression originated, the streets of many cities are arranged in a grid, thus defining 'blocks'. People who live on a...

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A new kid on the block is a new arrival in some context. In the USA, where the expression originated, the streets of many cities are arranged in a grid, thus defining 'blocks'. People who live on a block are neighbours of each other; children ("kids") living on a block will know of each other and soon learn of a new arrival, who will need to prove his or her prowess, being previously unknown.

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http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/block#block__50

the new kid on the block
2 informal - A newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity, typically someone who has yet to prove themselves.

Example sentences
"We're the new kids on the block in the central belt, which has brought a surge of interest among potential recruits."

"India and China, he says, are the new kids on the block and will outperform the rest of the world because they have whole-heartedly absorbed the new mantra of globalisation."

"'They are the new kids on the block and could veto this constitution before they even become a member of the union,' said one diplomat."

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/the-new-kid-on-the-block

the new kid on the block
informal - someone who is new in a place or organization and has many things to learn about it:

Realizing I was the new kid on the block in this job, I was determined to prove myself.

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Being the "new kid on the block" is not necessarily a bad thing. A new kid is both unproven and also potentially the source of interesting new ideas.

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Quite cool.
Thank you both.

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"kid on the block"? Does it mean "(the smartphone) on the sell"?

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