Essential Phone

The Essential Phone (officially Phone or PH-1) is a discontinued <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphone</a> designed by Android co-founder <a href="/facts/Andy_Rubin/elxh9qDe">Andy Rubin</a>, and manufactured, developed and marketed by <a href="/facts/Essential_Products/wYEQMadx">Essential Products</a>. The phone was announced on May 30, 2017 and released on August 17, 2017.
The Essential Phone has a <a href="/facts/Titanium/53ArnDoy">titanium</a> and <a href="/facts/Ceramic/9JKudpqX">ceramic</a> body, an <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">edge-to-edge display</a> protected by <a href="/facts/Gorilla_Glass/SmURyIWA">Gorilla Glass 5</a>, and two rear cameras, one of which is dedicated to black-and-white photography. Accompanying the phone is a <a href="/facts/360-degree_camera/8BTdhu0n">360-degree camera</a> that can be attached to the top of the device. It was notably also the first mainstream smartphone to feature a "notch" (the cut-out at the top of the display to accommodate a front-facing camera), which would eventually become a trend in the industry. On December 28, 2018, Essential announced to media outlets that they would discontinue the Essential PH-1.
On February 12, 2020, the company announced it would be winding down with no further updates to the PH-1.

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Essential Phone