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Essential Phone Shows Up at Best Buy in Unlocked and Sprint Models

Kellen August 4, 2017 30

When Andy Rubin showed off the Essential Phone back at the end of May and opened up reservations for the device, he said that he wouldn't have done so if he didn't plan to ship the phone within 30 days or so. As you all know, that 30-day window has long since...

Essential Phone has a Carrier Partner!

Kellen June 12, 2017 52

And it's Sprint. In an exclusive capacity too. On a positive note, Essential did go from zero carrier partners to one carrier partner in just a couple of weeks, so that's at least something. This does expand the reach of the phone from unlocked expensive phone...

WATCH: Andy Rubin Talks Essential Phone Tonight at Code Conference

Kellen May 30, 2017 32

All of the talk today about Andy Rubin's new company and its first smartphone has dominated the entire news cycle. But is it just me or does everything feel a little off without there being any real looks at the device, outside of a photo or two taken by Wired...

Tuesday Poll: Is the Essential Phone Something That Interests You?

Kellen May 30, 2017 141

It has been a day filled with nothing but talk about Andy Rubin's company, Essential, and the first phone they planned to release. The reaction to it seems pretty mixed if I'm reading your comments from four different comment threads. Some think it sounds like...

Essential Phone: 10 Things to Know (Updated: A Few New Ones!)

Kellen May 30, 2017 83

The Essential Phone from Andy Rubin's new company is official and the details for it have started to spill out onto the company's new website. Since we are impatiently waiting for Rubin to show off the phone later today and talk more about it, we had some...

Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone is Official, Reserve Now for $699

Kellen May 30, 2017 133

We thought Andy Rubin would wait until later in the day to fully unveil the first smartphone for his new company, Essential, but he went ahead and dropped all of the news right now with likely plans for a public unveiling tonight. Either way, the Essential PH-...

Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Specs (Official)

Kellen May 30, 2017 85

Andy Rubin's new company, Essential, just unveiled their new website which happens to have their two new products on it. Yep, so Essential has a phone on the way, along with a smart home hub. More details on the phone's launch can be found here, but we wanted ...