Essential
Essential team OSOM OV1 flagship will cost less than $1000
Andy Rubin, the “father of Android”, founded Essential after leaving Google due to the scandal. After setting up the company, it released the Essential Phone …
Nothing acquired Essential, but the deal is all about patents
Carl Pei traced a long path as one of the OnePlus founders remaining a key person in the company until last year. The executive was …
Nothing acquires Essential smartphone brand
A few years ago, one of the co-founders of Android, Andy Rubin, founded his own smartphone brand, Essential. However, this brand was far from successful. …
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Company is Shutting Down
Back in 2017, Andy Rubin’s start-up company called Essential launched its first-ever smartphone dubbed Essential PH-1. The device brought the world the notch trend and …
Essential patent reveals under-display camera concept
Back in the last year, we’ve seen the advent of waterdrop notches to fix the design crime made by Apple and its original iPhone X …
Essential Second Phone Teased with Color Shifting Back and Radically Different Form Factor
Last month, we reported that Essential Second Phone is in the early stages of development. We now have the very first teaser of the device …
Essential Second Phone is in Early Stages, Key Details Revealed
It’s been two years since Essential Phone PH-1 made its debut and the smartphone is still going strong. When it comes to software support, Essential …
LineageOS 16 now officially supports Essential Phone
Essential Phone is one of the best equipment to provide technical support, although it has gone through a difficult process since its release in 2017. In …
Essential Phone 2 coming soon?
The Essential Phone PH-1 didn’t exactly have a dream debut that Andy Rubin might have hoped for. It launched nearly two years back and after …
Essential Phone 2 will have an in-display front camera according to a patent
Although the Essential Phone was one of the first smartphone with a great use of the front panel thanks to a small notch, this device …
The new Essential Phone could use a new technology to replace the notch
Although the first smartphone produced by Essential has not achieved the desired success, the company directed by Andy Rubin, one of the fathers of Android, …
Official: Essential Phone will not be re-stocked
Andy Rubin’s Essential released its maiden smartphone Essential PH-1 and after a couple of price cuts, this smartphone was quite affordable. However, it was quite …
Essential Phone is getting close to the deadline
We’re almost two years from the original debut of the Essential Phone. At first, the device was discovered among geek circles as a groundbreaking smartphone …
Is Andy Rubin’s Essential going down?
In May last year, Essential released its first-ever smartphone, Essential PH-1. This phone was significant in a salient way. The now popularized notch design was …
Essential Phone, Google Pixels and Nexus devices get September Android security update
Following its usual pattern, Google has now started rolling out September Android security update for the Essential Phone, Pixels as well as supported Nexus devices. …
Essential PH-1 receives an update that adds MQA High Quality sound
Essential is really doing a restless job in providing constant updates for the Essential Phone. Despite the low number of sales, the company is showing …
Essential Phone 2 is gone and the Andy’s Rubin company can be sold
Yesterday some reports were pointed to the possible sale of Andy’s Rubin startup company – Essential. Furthermore, these reports came just before an indication pointing …
Essential Phone availability gets expanded to five more countries
The Essential Phone came during last year, as the first smartphone to be introduced by the Andy Rubin’s – Android co-founder – startup company. The …
The Essential Phone finally gets its Android Oreo update
Essential Phone owners are a rare bunch to find, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone is still a fine device, with some nice selling points and a unique design. Now, the company can finally add ‘running on Android 8.1 Oreo’ to that list.
Vivo Apex Camera Pop-Up Patent Belongs To Essential
Remember the Vivo Apex concept phone that was launched at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018? This smartphone was an attraction not only because of …