Essential PH-1, A Premium Phone Without the Premium Price

CBT gives you the first impressions of the new Essential Phone. The Essential Phone’ has a stunning edge-to-edge Full Display and is a large-screen device that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Essential PH-1 features Materials Titanium body Ceramic back Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover glass Dimensions Height: 141.5mm Width: 71.1mm Thickness: 7.8mm Weight: < 185 grams Display Resolution: 2560 x 1312 QHD Aspect Ratio: 19:10 Diagonal Size: 5.71” with radiused corners Brightness: 500 nits (typical) Contrast Ratio: > 1000:1 (typical) Technology: CGS / LTPS Human Input + Sensors 10 finger multitouch; palm and water-error rejection Fingerprint reader: fastest available technology Proximity / Ambient light sensor Volume buttons, Power button Environmental pressure sensor (barometer) Accelerometer, Magnetometer and Gyroscope Audio Microphone: 4x microphones with noise cancellation and beam forming Low Audio (earpiece) High Audio: (loudspeaker) Rear Camera 13MP Dual RGB + Mono camera with image fusion technology 13MP True Monochrome mode f/1.85 lens Hybrid Auto Focus combing Contrast, Phase Detect and IR Laser Video at 4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps or 720p 120fps Front Camera 8MP resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio f/2.20 fixed hyperfocal lens Video at 4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps or 720p 120fps Battery 3040mAh. Fast charging via USB Memory & Storage RAM: 4GB Storage: 128GB UFS 2.1 Connectivity Bluetooth: 5.0 LE WiFi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO NFC: yes Positioning: GPS and GLONASS Network / Bands UMTS/HSPA+: 1, 2, 4, 5 6, 8 GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz CDMA EV-DO Rev. A: 0, 1, 10 FDD-LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 TDD-LTE: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 TD-SCDMA: 34, 39 System Architecture / OS Android Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 CPU: Kryo 280 Octa-core (2.45GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10nm processor GPU: Adreno 540, 710MHz, 64bit Ports USB Type-C 60GHz, 6 Gbps Wireless Accessory Connector 2x accessory power pins NanoSIM tray with pin eject Water and Dust Resistant IP54 From Andy Rubin, Essential CEO, Android Founder Why I started Essential I know people are going to ask me a lot of questions about why I started this company. Why didn’t I just travel the world, ride my motorcycle, tinker with my robots, hang out at my bakery with friends and family. And to be honest I still do ask myself that sometimes…but not too often. So why did I create Essential? Well, my hardware engineers wanted me to talk about how we are bringing real passion and craftsmanship back into this category. My software engineers wanted me to talk about our vision for making all devices, even those we don't make ourselves, play well together. My partners wanted me to talk about how we are using methods that could change how successful technology companies are built forever. But the real reason is because of what happened during a night out with an old friend of mine... Read more Accessories that simply Click Don’t you hate it when you have to buy new dongles, chargers, and accessories every time your phone is upgraded? We do too. So we decided to make this a thing of the past. The magnetic connector with wireless data transfer keeps your phone cord-free, future-proof, and always up-to-date. All accessories magnetically snap to the phone.