Essential Teases Ocean Depths Colorway of Its Phone for February 15
Kellen
That's what this tweet means. https://twitter.com/essential/status/963522365182234624
IDC: Google Doubles Smartphone Shipments in 2017, Essential Ships Just 90,000
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...
DEAL: Essential Phone Drops to $449 at Amazon, 360 Camera to $50
Friday is here and so is the first good deal of the day. Amazon has dropped the price of the Essential Phone from $499.99 to $449.99. That may not be the biggest price cut in history, but you have to remember that the phone is already heavily discounted to $...
Big Essential Phone Camera Update Adds Auto-HDR, New HDR Algorithm
The Essential Phone, even with its below-average performance, touch responsiveness, and camera, still has me holding out hope for update magic that'll eliminate its flaws and allow the phone's software to stop embarrassing its incredible build and design. It'...
Essential Killing the Game, Rolls Out February Security Update
Tim
Even though Essential came out and said owners will have to wait for Android 8.1 in order to get their first non-beta taste of Oreo, the company still remains one of the quickest to update its phone with the latest Android security patches. Today, Essential...
Essential Calls Off Android 8.0 Update, Will Jump Straight to 8.1 Instead
Most of us probably thought stable Android 8.0 "Oreo" would have arrived on the Essential Phone by now. After all, we have gone through three beta builds that have addressed a number of bugs. According a notice posted by Essential today, the phone will...
DEAL: Essential Phone Drops to $435 on Amazon ($65 Off)
The Essential Phone is down to just $434.99 today at Amazon, a solid $65 drop in price from its normal $500 spot. This isn't the first price drop for Andy Rubin's first phone from his young company, but it is the lowest price we've seen since that ridiculous...
Essential Posts Oreo Beta 3, Includes Fix for Spectre and Meltdown Exploits
A new beta build has been posted by Essential, listed as Beta 3 to be exact. The changelog isn't very detailed, detailing only a few fixes from Beta 2. Essential lists the Google Security patch for Spectre and Meltdown, as well as various stability and bug...