Essential Phone
An arcane artifact from an unrealized future
-- As reviewed by The Verge

Product details
- The Essential Phone is expertly crafted using titanium and ceramic, with an edge-to-edge Full Display and uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- Edge-to-edge Full Display - With the stunning edge-to-edge Full Display on the Essential Phone there's finally a large-screen device that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand
- The world’s thinnest dual camera system - The camera system consists of color and monochrome sensors to capture up to 200% more light than traditional phone cameras. This results in stunning images that are rich in color and detail, even in low light
- Accessories that simply click - With the phone's revolutionary magnetic connector, accessories can easily attach to your device so it's future-proof and always up-to-date
- Android 8.1 Oreo now available! Improves phone and camera performance. And it adds lots of useful, new features like Picture-in-Picture, Smart text selection, and more
- Award-winning MQA technology to deliver studio quality music listening on the go. Ports : 60GHz Wireless, SuperSpeed USB 2x accessory power pins
PROS
+ Edge-to-edge screen
+ Clean Android
+ Good battery life
CONS
- Somewhat disappointing camera
- Module system unproven
- No headphone jack
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TechRadar on July 02, 2019
From a design standpoint, Essential’s PH-1 is a bold first move. It offers a stock Android experience and looks like no other device out there, but so far, the company has come up short on its promises.
70
By The Verge on August 18, 2017
An arcane artifact from an unrealized future
80