Ocean Depths Date Announced

[SactoKingsFan]

https://mobile.twitter.com/essential/status/963522365182234624

The Ocean Depths PH-1 will be available 2/15.

 

[msp1518]

Too little, too late for me since I have white.

By the way, the color posted on Twitter looks Blue, not greenish at all. Not even close to the samples they gave. Hopefully the actual ceramic will match what has always been shown.

Waiting for V2.

 

[SactoKingsFan]

They've been showing the wrong color on the Essential site. It's supposed to be blue-green/teal.

 

[mogelijk]

Looks like we have three new colors being released over the next week. From Essential's blog:


We’re excited to share that over the next week we’ll be releasing three new, limited edition colors: Copper Black, Stellar Gray and Ocean Depths, available for $599 exclusively on Essential.com.

Ocean Depths will go on sale today at 12pm PST
Stellar Gray will go on sale Tuesday, February 20 at 12pm PST
Copper Black will go on sale Thursday, February 22 at 12pm PST

 

[msp1518]

Unbox Therapy got 'em all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxOmJfCEgoc&t=297s

Ocean Depths looks right in the video (it changes color depending upon the lighting). Just like what was shown before. Really gorgeous in every way, but of course I got my white one, with the 360 camera, for $399 before taxes. Hard to beat.

My hope is that late this year or early next Essential will come out with V2 of their phone that looks the same but gets rid of the serious problems, such as a the crap camera (it is still crap, even with all updates), lack of any water resistance and those pesky touchscreen issues.

Do all that AND release an Ocean Depths version, I will buy in an dump the white one on Swappa. Likely at a huge loss.

 

[1901Madison]

Unbox Therapy got 'em all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxOmJfCEgoc&t=297s

Ocean Depths looks right in the video (it changes color depending upon the lighting). Just like what was shown before. Really gorgeous in every way, but of course I got my white one, with the 360 camera, for $399 before taxes. Hard to beat.

My hope is that late this year or early next Essential will come out with V2 of their phone that looks the same but gets rid of the serious problems, such as a the crap camera (it is still crap, even with all updates), lack of any water resistance and those pesky touchscreen issues.

Do all that AND release an Ocean Depths version, I will buy in an dump the white one on Swappa. Likely at a huge loss.

I'd also like the next version fix the haptic vibration motor. It's way too violent every time I touch the screen or unlock the phone.

 

[Norgoth]

So I ordered the new Ocean Depth phone and received an email stating that I will be informed when it is ready to ship. This is essentially Essentials modus operandi. I find it extremely irritating that the phones are supposedly ready to ship but then you receive NO estimate of shipping date. So today I wrote to Essential that if they could not give me a shipping date now that indicates the phone will be shipping in the very near future, I want my order canceled immediately. I refuse to be the ad hoc and uninformed working capital provider to any company without being told that that is what I am doing.

 

[mogelijk]

So I ordered the new Ocean Depth phone and received an email stating that I will be informed when it is ready to ship. This is essentially Essentials modus operandi. I find it extremely irritating that the phones are supposedly ready to ship but then you receive NO estimate of shipping date. So today I wrote to Essential that if they could not give me a shipping date now that indicates the phone will be shipping in the very near future, I want my order canceled immediately. I refuse to be the ad hoc and uninformed working capital provider to any company without being told that that is what I am doing.

To be fair, it could also be they sold out of their initial stock already and that is why you don't have a shipping date, yet. It is very possible they had a very small number on hand initially, as they weren't sure what the demand would be, particularly since the PH-1 has not sold well.

 

[Norgoth]

To be fair, it could also be they sold out of their initial stock already and that is why you don't have a shipping date, yet. It is very possible they had a very small number on hand initially, as they weren't sure what the demand would be, particularly since the PH-1 has not sold well.

I ordered at exactly 3pm PST. And I understand what you are saying, but then they should tell you something about it being out of stock. Instead, what they say is nothing: "We will inform you when its ready to ship".

 

[gibsonb2]

Personally, I really like this phone. They have done nothing but try to remedy the problems that have been encountered. It's not perfect, but it's very good. I received the 8.1 beta OTA yesterday and it contains a fix for touch screen issues and there is a noticeable difference. Keep on, keepin' on... Lol.

 

[Norgoth]

To be fair, it could also be they sold out of their initial stock already and that is why you don't have a shipping date, yet. It is very possible they had a very small number on hand initially, as they weren't sure what the demand would be, particularly since the PH-1 has not sold well.

I got a message that I will have my phone by thursday next week.

 

[Morty2264]

Wow! Super cool!