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The father of Android, Andy Rubin, has returned with the “Essential Phone”: for $699, you get a futuristic-looking handset headlined by a 5.7-inch QHD edge-to-edge display that pretty much takes up the entire front. Specs include a Snapdragon 835, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0, and a 3040mAh battery with fast charge. The official page can be found here for additional details and pre-orders. I think the phone looks great, but they might have blown it with the front camera placement.
After months of teases and speculation, Android creator Andy Rubin has unveiled the first smartphone by his new company, Essential. As expected, it's designed to be a no-compromise device with top-of-the-line specs and sophisticated industrial design. Taking center stage is an edge-to-edge display that rises to the top of the phone, stopping only for the front-facing camera in the middle. The device is made of titanium and ceramic, which the company claims will trump most aluminum phones in the durability department. It's a sleek look complimented by a complete lack of logos.
After months of teases and speculation, Android creator Andy Rubin has unveiled the first smartphone by his new company, Essential. As expected, it's designed to be a no-compromise device with top-of-the-line specs and sophisticated industrial design. Taking center stage is an edge-to-edge display that rises to the top of the phone, stopping only for the front-facing camera in the middle. The device is made of titanium and ceramic, which the company claims will trump most aluminum phones in the durability department. It's a sleek look complimented by a complete lack of logos.