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Hands-on with the Essential PH-1 Comments

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  • Anonymous
  • 81X
  • 28 Aug 2017

AnonD-393912, 28 Aug 2017Xiaomi Mi Mix, G6, and Aquos S2 all chases the zero-bezel design. Extra Kudos for G6 design f... more"the bottom edge is home to the loudspeaker, single USB-C port (no headphone jack) SIM and *microSD* card tray, and an in-call mic."

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  • alexv
  • iAE
  • 28 Aug 2017

Ηowever interesting it may be i can not see how new companies hope to succeed with prices north of 700€. It may be special but it's also hugely expensive.

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  • jLN
  • 28 Aug 2017

All that work and it comes with a little battery and no wireless charging because it needed to be made out of titanium to drive up the premium price. I looks cool and I like the idea. I just think it falls a little short sighted... OnePlus does this a lot better with a much lower price point. If they would just add some dang wireless charging!

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  • AnonD-434295
  • y$g
  • 28 Aug 2017

Those front camera really drives my OCD!! ARGHHHH!!!!

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  • AxlTech
  • K3e
  • 28 Aug 2017

Subtly minimalistic. Interesting, so far.

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  • AnonD-234961
  • p$u
  • 28 Aug 2017

AnonD-393912, 28 Aug 2017Xiaomi Mi Mix, G6, and Aquos S2 all chases the zero-bezel design. Extra Kudos for G6 design f... moreYou mistake "bezel-less" with "smaller bezels". G6 and S8 have smaller bezels, they are not bezel-less. Even the Essential is not bezel-less, but it is much closer than the others.

And the Sharp Aquos S2 has lame diagonal-cut corners, covered by a wallpaper. It doesn't even count :)

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  • ZloiYuri
  • Tmf
  • 28 Aug 2017

Envision, 28 Aug 2017Well, essentially you can get the solid build Nokia 8 (bezels are for sturdiness...) with sli... moreIt's a lie. Nokia 8 costs the same 700$. With worst materials, 5-years old design and slowest camera on market.

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  • Anonymous
  • H3$
  • 28 Aug 2017

You called the 3090 mah battery average in the Nokia 8 but call this battery decent sized even though its a teeny bit smaller. Consistency please

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  • AnonD-393912
  • 61B
  • 28 Aug 2017

AnonD-234961, 28 Aug 2017Once the iPhone 8 will launch, the Essential will be the closes Android design that will match... moreXiaomi Mi Mix, G6, and Aquos S2 all chases the zero-bezel design.
Extra Kudos for G6 design for having bezeless design and still manage to carry ip68 and MIL-STD 810G certification. You have to get the S8Active if you want the MIL-STD 810G in samsung.
G6 also noted for having better camera, audio, and still have micro-sd and headphone jack. Tough it is still 821 instead of the 835.

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  • AnonD-393912
  • 61B
  • 28 Aug 2017

AnonD-39937, 28 Aug 2017The Essential phone is one of the most interesting ones from the 1st half of 2017, I hope they... moreGizmodo drop their unit, while the titanium part is fine, the plastic/ceramic covering around the titanium ring dented/chipped.
Problem being the titanium frame seems to be embedded-in/sandwiched by flimsier plastic/ceramic frame.
It won't be a problem if its a single block titanium body like HTC with their single block aluminum flagship or the titanium cover the entire sides (without plastic/ceramic sandwich), but well...

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  • Anonymous
  • 3Jn
  • 28 Aug 2017

At a time where the Galaxy s8+ it's dropping the price, I can't see people buying this instead.

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  • skimminstones
  • nFS
  • 28 Aug 2017

Interesting to see how much this will be when eventually released in UK.

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  • AnonD-39937
  • 3de
  • 28 Aug 2017

The Essential phone is one of the most interesting ones from the 1st half of 2017, I hope they keep their promises and the titanium+ceramic combo is that durable to drops.

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  • AnonD-569198
  • YdR
  • 28 Aug 2017

The Essential PH-1 will "subtly blend into the background."

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  • AnonD-694451
  • tx4
  • 28 Aug 2017

please give respect!
They are struggling to innovate in 2017 by removing External SD slot & 3.5 mm jack, coz it need a big courage

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  • Anonymous
  • iDd
  • 28 Aug 2017

This phone looks unfinished. Hideous front with distracting camera window in the middle of the screen at the top. Bad camera. Lackluster specs for a highend smartphone. No essential features whatsoever (pun intended). There's no redeeming quality other than the hype surrounding this phone before release.

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  • Anonymous
  • iDd
  • 28 Aug 2017

This phone looks so unappealing.

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  • AnonD-234961
  • p$u
  • 28 Aug 2017

Once the iPhone 8 will launch, the Essential will be the closes Android design that will match the iPhone 8, and so it will sell like hot cakes. Nothing can come close to its design right now, every other phone looks outdated.

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  • Envision
  • M{A
  • 28 Aug 2017

Well, essentially you can get the solid build Nokia 8 (bezels are for sturdiness...)
with slightly smaller screen, better audio/mic's, same - MEDIOCRE camera - for around 150$ less ...

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  • ZloiYuri
  • Tmf
  • 28 Aug 2017

That's very interesting - the same peoole who says crappy Nokia 8 for 700$ is cheap and literally miracle saying here that better specs and much better design and components for the same price is nothing worth to buy. Essential is one of most noticable phone of the year, especially for this price. Not fake nokia or overhyped oneplus.

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