Andy Rubin

Essential Might be Ready to Move Beyond the Notch With Pop-Up Camera Patent

Kellen March 5, 2018 51

A patent revealed over the weekend by Andy Rubin may show that his company, Essential, is already thinking beyond front display notches and onto an even cleaner, non-trendy design. Like we saw on Vivo's APEX concept phone last week, Essential is thinking about...

IDC: Google Doubles Smartphone Shipments in 2017, Essential Ships Just 90,000

Kellen February 12, 2018 45

The number of phones a company sells isn't typically an area we focus a lot of our time on, here at Droid Life, but when numbers for companies like Google and Essential pop up, it's worth a minute of discussion. For Google, we get to see if their seriousness...

Andy Rubin Returns to Essential

Kellen December 11, 2017 19

Two weeks ago, amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship during his time at Google, Andy Rubin stepped away from his new company, Essential, for personal reasons. Over the weekend, he returned, according to a report from Recode. No one was willing to...

Latest Essential AMA: The Future and Andy Rubin, Oreo Beta Update, 2nd Gen Phone, More

Kellen November 29, 2017 25

The Essential team gathered for another AMA over at reddit today, even as news was breaking surrounding the company's founder, Andy Rubin. Rubin's reported leave of absence didn't stop the team from fielding questions about future support for the Essential...

Andy Rubin Takes Leave From Essential

Kellen November 29, 2017 61

According to a report out of The Information, Andy Rubin has taken a leave of absence from his smartphone company, Essential. The full details surrounding the departure seem a bit murky and there are already denials from his reps about why he left, but you...

Essential Estimated to Have Sold Just 5,000 Units

Tim September 27, 2017 104

According to estimates from BayStreet Research, the Essential Phone is getting creamed on the open market. In total, Essential is reported to have sold only 5,000 units of its premium Android handset, well under any reasonable target the company may have set...

Essential Phone AMA Recap: Android Oreo Update, White Model, 3.5mm Accessory, and More!

Kellen September 14, 2017 63

The Essential team is spending an hour today participating in a reddit AMA. Well, Andy Rubin is hosting one, but he invited a bunch of the Essential team members to join the party and answer any questions the tech community may have about the Essential Phone (...

Essential Phone Review

Kellen September 8, 2017 85

The Essential Phone is without a doubt the phone I've been the most interested in getting my hands on in recent months. And that's over the Galaxy Note 8, LG V30, and whatever else might have been or might still be on the horizon. I say that because it's...