Essential - 2017

List of mobile devices by Essential announced in 2017.

Essential PH-1

PH-1

Dimensions: 71.1 x 141.5 x 7.8 mm
Weight: 185 g
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
CPU: 4x 2.45 GHz Kryo 280, 4x 1.9 GHz Kryo 280, Cores: 8
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 540, 710 MHz
RAM: 4 GB, 1866 MHz
Storage: 128 GB
Display: 5.71 in, IPS, 1312 x 2560 pixels, 24 bit
Battery: 3040 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat
Camera: 4160 x 3120 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 fps

Essential news

Latest and most important Essential related news.

Essential starts rolling out the Android 8.1 Oreo update for the Essential Phone

Essential has announced on its Twitter page that a beta version of Android 8.1 Oreo is already rolling out for the Essential Phone through OTA. The update includes February security patches, dynamic calendar and clock icons, a slow-scrolling jitter fix (beta), and more. It will also be added to Essential's website, under Developer Overview. Later today we expect the announcement of the new colour version for this...

15 February 2018

Essential Phone will get a deep blue colour option, launch is set for February 15

Essential has officially announced that it will release a new colour for its Essential Phone on February 15 - deep blue. Currently, this model is available in black, white deep green and grey. The front of the device is black and the colour applies only to the back. The deep green version has a dark gold frame. So we'll wait and see how the new colour option will be applied.

14 February 2018