Received the Essential Phone ask your questions

[Aquila]

From the reports and leaks of the Pixel XL 2 the Bezels look about the same as the 1st Pixel

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...uitbreaker/2017/8/7/16107478/pixel-leak-shows

That's the small one

 

[ChuckG73]

I will have to try that... Will let you know.

 

[ChuckG73]

I love the look and feel of the Essential Phone. Yes the camera needs work and the screen responsiveness needs a little improvement of which I think software updates can help in both areas. I haven't had any issues with WiFi nor cellular, note I'm on the T-MOBILE network. The speaker is loud and good enough for me as I don't really use my phone to play music. I do hope more apps are updated to take advantage of the bezel-less top of the phone.

I am.debating switching to TMobile. How does it compare to your last phone on TMo

 

[atlbuc]

That's the small one

You are correct, if the Pixel XL 2 is bezel-less then I'll be getting one also

 

[Aquila]

You are correct, if the Pixel XL 2 is bezel-less then I'll be getting one also

It is

 

[atlbuc]

I am.debating switching to TMobile. How does it compare to your last phone on TMo

My last phone was the Galaxy S8 plus and as far as cellular connectivity nothing has changed from the S8 to The PH-1

 

[ChuckG73]

Chuck, what happens if you go into Developer Options and change the setting called Cellular Data always active?

I don't have my phone yet but I'm curious to see if that would fix your issue with WiFi/LTE

That worked... Thanks.

 

[modifier]

I am.debating switching to TMobile. How does it compare to your last phone on TMo

Definitely worth picking up a prepaid SIM and testing out their network for a bit before switching. I'm on a grandfathered unlimited business plan from the Omnipoint / Voicestream days and have no plans of switching away from T-Mobile. They're improving coverage yearly, especially with the upcoming 600MHz spectrum purchase. Downside is 600MHz isn't supported in phones yet.

So far my PH-1 has had excellent reception. If there's a sample deviation, I must have a good one. No display responsiveness issues at all so far.

 

[N4Newbie]

Chuck - from what I have read so far, the Essential has a - let's call it - "not very good" camera.

Your thoughts thus far?

 

[Aquila]

Chuck - from what I have read so far, the Essential has a - let's call it - "not very good" camera.

Your thoughts thus far?

This. Also, have you tried it out with the Google Camera app to see the difference?

 

[ChuckG73]

Chuck - from what I have read so far, the Essential has a - let's call it - "not very good" camera.

Your thoughts thus far?

Camera seems pretty good to me and I am happy with the quality.

 

[droid747]

How is the notification light on this phone?

 

[msp1518]

How is the notification light on this phone?

It's small, but I like it.

 

[anon(661246)]

It's small, but I like it.

That only bad thing about it is you can't see it from every angle

 

[modifier]

That only bad thing about it is you can't see it from every angle

Agreed. It's still pretty good though. It's easier to see the PH-1's notification LED than the KEYone, which (ironically) used to be a BlackBerry hallmark feature.

 

[ChuckG73]

I love how they snuck it in there....

 

[pgood4]

Just received mine this morning after ordering on the 29th. The build quality is without compare just as everyone has noted. No light bleed or any build quality issues at all with mine, fit and finish is perfect. I haven't had any app issues and everything has been very smooth so far. This is the first phone where I haven't felt the need to use developer settings to speed up the animations!

I do agree the touch sensitivity is a little lower than some other phones, but this is likely just a bit of "finger pressure re-training" for me. I actually like that it is not as sensitive as my S8.

Also, it is working flawlessly with ATT so far. Just swapped in my S8 sim. HD voice on LTE is working fine and it appears that wifi calling is working as well, but need to do another test on that to be sure.

 

[fernandez21]

Just received mine this morning after ordering on the 29th. The build quality is without compare just as everyone has noted. No light bleed or any build quality issues at all with mine, fit and finish is perfect. I haven't had any app issues and everything has been very smooth so far. This is the first phone where I haven't felt the need to use developer settings to speed up the animations!

I do agree the touch sensitivity is a little lower than some other phones, but this is likely just a bit of "finger pressure re-training" for me. I actually like that it is not as sensitive as my S8.

Also, it is working flawlessly with ATT so far. Just swapped in my S8 sim. HD voice on LTE is working fine and it appears that wifi calling is working as well, but need to do another test on that to be sure.

Let me know how you got WiFi calling to work, haven't been able to get mine to.

 

[pgood4]

Well, yesterday i put it in airplane mode and connected to wifi. Then tried to place a call and it went through. Today I tried the same thing and it didn't work....weird.

 

[msp1518]

Well, yesterday i put it in airplane mode and connected to wifi. Then tried to place a call and it went through. Today I tried the same thing and it didn't work....weird.

I had the same exact experience. Weird.