Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone is official, with an edge-to-edge display and the world’s smallest 360-degree camera accessory. The Essential PH-1 is a smartphone for heavy downloads as it packs a huge 128GB of free internal storage which is just enough to store all your videos, files, documents, music etc. In other words, you don’t have to worry about memory space once you have this phone.
The Essential PH-1 supports so many varieties of 4G LTE bands that will be compatible with lots of networks. The device sports a big 5.71 inches IPS display protected by latest Gorilla Glass 5. It comes with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box and supports fingerprint scanner.
In terms of design, the PH-1 features an edge-to-edge display which simply translate to a premium outlook, not forgetting the titanium frame. It’s powered by a wonderful Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 alongside Adreno GPU. It comes with 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM as I indicated earlier. While the camera specs shows a 13 megapixel back shooter with LED flash and 8 Megapixel front facing shooter.
Connectivity options includes but not limited to WiFi direct, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS etc. Another great specification is the inclusion of USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector. The rest of the phone specs are outlined below.
ESSENTIAL PH-1 SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICE
✔ TECHNOLOGY
NETWORKS: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 43(3700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
BODY DESIGN
Dimensions 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm (5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz)
Build Titanium frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.71 inches (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1312 x 2560 pixels (~504 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PLATFORM
OS Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
CPU Octa-core (4×2.45 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540
MEMORY
Card slot No
Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary Dual 13 MP, f/1.9, phase detection & laser autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Secondary 8 MP, f/2.2, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
MULTIMEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
SENSORS
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelero-meter, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
FEATURES
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Snap-on accessories (optional)
Fast battery charging
XviD/MP4/H.265 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3040 mAh battery
COLORS
Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths, Black Moon, Pure White
STATUS
Announced: 2017, May
Launch & Availability: 2017, Q3
PRICE
United States : $750
Nigeria: 228,000
India: Rs. 46,500
