The Essential Phone is finally here! The phone is targeted towards pro-consumers and has all the bells and whistles when it comes to its internal specifications. With its stunning edge to edge display, the Essential Phone comes with one of the best displays in a smartphone.
I just got my Essential phone delivered and below are my first impressions:
https://youtu.be/zQu9mcaERs8
Essential Phone is all about keeping things to the minimal - the essentials. You see this right from the moment you open the box. You get the bare essentials.
Yes, that means you have to make some compromises as well. Below are the Essential Phone Specifications:
As you can see, the Essential Phone comes with top of the line specs though it lacks some essential, I mean, basic features that every other flagship smartphones come with:
That said, you do get an innovative edge-to-edge full-screen display with no bezels and a Ceramic back panel with Titanium edges along the sides. This makes the Essential Phone stand out and breathes a new life into the smartphone design space.
If you are looking to find the Essential logo or any other text, then you will find none. The design is so simple and has no logos or whatsoever anywhere. Love it!
The Essential Phone's main camera features a dual lens, each 13 MP. Using this dual lens, Essential combines the output of both to create stunning monochrome photos. The front camera comes with a 8 MP selfie shooter. It is important to note that both the cameras lack OIS and provide only EIS.
With my brief time with the camera, I found my initial pictures good but will have to take more shots to see how capable the camera really is. Below are some sample shots.
The camera app, however, is poorly implemented. It is slow and there is few seconds delay when you switch modes or change settings. I did find the focus and shutter speed to be OK though.
The Essential Phone ships with Android 7.1.1 with no custom skin. This means you will experience Android in it's purest form - no extra features, no gimmicks - just the bare bones. There is literally no bloatware and the default setup comes with just the essential 24 apps and nothing else.
I enjoy minimalism and the Essential Phone is just that - a minimal design and software that provides a premium experience. In the next weeks, I will be publishing my detailed review of the Essential Phone here in the Community Reviews section and in my YouTube channel once I have used it extensively to see what it offers.
If you are interested in more tips and tricks videos and reviews, make sure you also subscribed to my YouTube channel.
I just got my Essential phone delivered and below are my first impressions:
https://youtu.be/zQu9mcaERs8
Essential Phone is all about keeping things to the minimal - the essentials. You see this right from the moment you open the box. You get the bare essentials.
Yes, that means you have to make some compromises as well. Below are the Essential Phone Specifications:
- 5.7" QHD LTPS LCD Display
- 4GB RAM
- 128GB Storage
- 3040 mAh Battery
- Android 7.1.1
As you can see, the Essential Phone comes with top of the line specs though it lacks some essential, I mean, basic features that every other flagship smartphones come with:
- IP68 water and dust resistant rating
- Wireless Charging
- Headphone Jack
- OIS support for the cameras
That said, you do get an innovative edge-to-edge full-screen display with no bezels and a Ceramic back panel with Titanium edges along the sides. This makes the Essential Phone stand out and breathes a new life into the smartphone design space.
If you are looking to find the Essential logo or any other text, then you will find none. The design is so simple and has no logos or whatsoever anywhere. Love it!
The Essential Phone's main camera features a dual lens, each 13 MP. Using this dual lens, Essential combines the output of both to create stunning monochrome photos. The front camera comes with a 8 MP selfie shooter. It is important to note that both the cameras lack OIS and provide only EIS.
With my brief time with the camera, I found my initial pictures good but will have to take more shots to see how capable the camera really is. Below are some sample shots.
The camera app, however, is poorly implemented. It is slow and there is few seconds delay when you switch modes or change settings. I did find the focus and shutter speed to be OK though.
The Essential Phone ships with Android 7.1.1 with no custom skin. This means you will experience Android in it's purest form - no extra features, no gimmicks - just the bare bones. There is literally no bloatware and the default setup comes with just the essential 24 apps and nothing else.
I enjoy minimalism and the Essential Phone is just that - a minimal design and software that provides a premium experience. In the next weeks, I will be publishing my detailed review of the Essential Phone here in the Community Reviews section and in my YouTube channel once I have used it extensively to see what it offers.
If you are interested in more tips and tricks videos and reviews, make sure you also subscribed to my YouTube channel.
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