With the swirling rumors, the much-anticipated Essential Phone has undergone several speculations. After Andy Rubin declared the all new smartphone named as ‘Essential Phone’, fans have been awaiting its release. Here’s the good news that we are going to unveil, and that is the much-awaited Essential Phone is up for purchase.
The brand new smartphone was earlier expected to come by the end of June. Not only that, the device also went for pre-order which was initially available in the US. With recent reports, we have gathered that the smartphone will be available for purchase from next month. Fans can get their hands on the handset from September 1, by ordering it from the company’s official website. They can even purchase the smartphone from the Best Buy website as well as Sprint. What excites the tech enthusiasts is Essential Phone‘s price tag that comes with just $699.
Essential Phone Features and Key Specs
Co-founder of Android and the famous programmer Andy Rubin unveiled the Essential Phone to come with a stellar design. It flaunts a fingerprint sensor and boosts the titanium and ceramic build. In terms of display, the device sports a 5.7-inch edge-to-edge QHD with a resolution of 1312 × 2560 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19:10. The display size complements the smartphone with a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
On board, the smartphone features a whopping RAM of 4 GB alongside a native storage of 128 GB. It is powered by an Octa-core 64-bit Snapdragon 835 (2.45GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad) processor paired with Adreno 540 GPU, under the hood.
The imaging aspects of this Android 7.1.1 Nougat based Essential Phone is equipped with a 13 MP dual camera setup. In addition, the smartphone will feature a monochrome sensor of the f/1.85 aperture. The selfie shooter of the Essential Phone is housed with a camera of 8-megapixel alongside 4K video recording capability.
Essential Phone Price
Essential Phone comes in four color variants- Black Moon, Stellar Grey, Pure White, and Ocean Depths. The smartphone is pegged up with a price tag of $699, which is approx. Rs. 45,200.