Essential PH-1 phone with Qualcomm 835 and dual rear camera launched

Father of Android, Andy Rubin launches a phone called Essential PH-1 that was teased from some time. The phone is an android phone which is known to challenge the likes of Samsung, Apple. The Android OS version is latest build on Android Nougat.

The phone looks really well with bezel less 5.7 inch IPS display and no any logo in the front nor back. It has very lesser number of bloatware in the phone, which in high numbers would have slowed down the phone.

The specs says it is a flagship phone with modular approach. The phone includes Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 4 Gigs of RAM, and mammoth 128 GB storage.

The phone first launches in US market only, with black, grey, white and a dual-tone variants. It has got a magnetic connector as two dots in the phone’s back to add other modules. You can snap a 360 camera module with just 50 $ extra amount to the 700 $ price of the phone.

Full specs of Essential PH-1 phone

Here are the full specs of the essential PH-1 phone.

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor
• 5.7 inch IPS display
• 4 GB RAM
• 128 Storage
• Dual 13 MP rear camera, f/1.85 lens, PDAF, laser auto-focus
• 8 MP front camera
• No 3.5 mm Audio jack, Wireless charging and Water Resistant
• 3040mAh battery
• Single SIM card
• 2G, 3G, 4G support (1800MHz, 2300 MHz LTE)
• USB-C connector for charge.
• Weight 185 gm
• Price: 700 USD (77000 in Nepali rupees from translation)

Well, the phone will release in some other markets later.  It will definitely stand near to the popularity of Nexus and Pixel phones. Similar is the case for the availability of Essential phone in Nepal. We doubt for the official availability of the Essential phone here in Nepal. Lets see and wait for more releases.