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DEAL: Essential Phone is $50 Off at Best Buy, Plus You Get a $25 Gift Card (Updated: Amazon Too)

Kellen March 20, 2018 20

The Essential Phone is such an odd little beast. On one hand, I still love this phone. It has Android 8.1 already! It's hardware is phenomenal. It keeps getting better with updates! It's a ridiculously good deal when you consider the package. But it, of course...

Essential Releases Android 8.1 Update for Essential Phone!

Kellen March 13, 2018 23

Essential just pushed the Android 8.1 update to the Essential Phone! The stable version! The news comes as a bit of a surprise, since they only recently announced the Android 8.1 beta, with OTA-opt-in support. Not that we're complaining over here - we love...

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

Kellen March 5, 2018 50

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...

Essential Camera Gets Another Update, So Let’s Compare Some Shots to the Pixel 2 XL

Kellen February 27, 2018 54

The Essential Phone's camera grabbed another update this week, one that introduces some fun new modes for Essential owners with a 360 Camera mod (Tiny Planet). It also added a selfie flash and some stability fixes. You can view the full list below if any of...

Essential Just Made It Easier Than Ever to Join Their Oreo Beta Program

Tim February 21, 2018 19

We get it, you haven't sideloaded something onto an Android phone since 2011. That's completely understandable and no one here blames you. Well, should you not be an adb master hacker elite, Essential is now letting would-be Oreo beta testers join the Android...

Amazon Lands Exclusive Halo Gray Essential Phone and It’s $150 Cheaper Than Other New Colors

Kellen February 16, 2018 33

Essential isn't done after announcing three new "limited" colorways of the Essential Phone. Today, the company announced that Amazon has its own exclusive colorway called Halo Gray. It's like Stellar Gray, only with silver sides instead of black titanium. In...

Essential Phone Arrives in Three New Limited Colors: Ocean Depths, Stellar Gray, and Copper Black

Kellen February 15, 2018 28

Essential teased it the other day and now we know the details: the Essential Phone gets a "Spring" collection and will be available in three new limited edition colorways. Those new Essential Phone colors are Ocean Depths, Stellar Gray, and Copper Black. Since...

Essential Phone 8.1 Beta Update Available, Includes “Slow Scrolling Jitter Fix” (Updated!)

Kellen February 14, 2018 28

After Essential told us that they were skipping the update to Android 8.0 and jumping straight to Android 8.1 instead, we were left wondering when that might happen. Today, Essential announced that the Android 8.1 "Oreo" update was rolling out in their beta...