Essential Phone
The Essential Phone is an Android smartphone manufactured, developed and marketed by Essential Products and designed by Android co-founder Andy Rubin. The phone was officially revealed on May 30, 2017.
| Manufacturer | Essential Products |
|---|---|
| Model | PH-1 |
| Price | $ 499 |
Human Input + Sensors | 10 finger multitouch, Fingerprint reader, Proximity sensor, Barometer, Accelerometer, Magnetometer and Gyroscope. |
| Type | Smartphone |
Ports | USB Type-C |
| Dimensions | 141.5 mm (5.57 in) H 71.1 mm (2.80 in) W 7.8 mm (0.31 in) D |
| Weight | 185 g (6.5 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 7.1.1 “Nougat” (release) |
| chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
| CPU | Octa-core Kryo 280 |
| GPU | Adreno 540 |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Battery | 3,040 mAh, attached |
| Display | 5.71 inches (14.5 cm) 2560 x 1312 QHD, 19.5:10 aspect ratio |
| Rear camera | 13 MP dual RGB + monochrome camera with f/1.85 lens, video at 4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps or 720p 120fps |
| Front camera | 8 MP resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio, f/2.2 fixed hyperfocal lens, video at 4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps or 720p 120fps |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5 LE Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO NFC, GPS and GLONASS USB Type-C |
| Other | Titanium body Ceramic back Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover glass Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner Modular pogo pins that transmit over Wireless USB |
| Website | essential |
Network compatibility
| Bands | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (CDMA band number) | GSM (MHz) | UMTS (UTRA band number) | LTE-FDD (E-UTRA band number) | LTE-TDD (E-UTRA band number) | TD-SCDMA(E-UTRA band number) |
| 0, 1, 10 | 850/900/1800/1900 | 1, 2, 4–6, 8 | 1–8, 11–13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28–39, 66 | 38–43 | 34, 39 |
Features
The founder of Android created the Essential Phone with features you care about and want, nothing more.
Larger Screen
Essential’s 5.71-inch edge-to edge Quad HD Display is the first impression of the phone.
Minimal Design
The Phone is designed with premium materials like titanium, ceramic, and Gorilla Glass 5. There is no logo or branding in the phone as well.
Capture everything
Moreover 4k with the 360º Camera is pre installed in the device.
Terrible Storage Capacity
128GB of storage: no need of external storage options.
Pure Android
The Essential Phone runs pure Android. It’s smooth, fast, fluid, and not weighed down by unnecessary apps or preloads.
Essential Phone: Specifications & Review
