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DEAL: Essential Phone + 360 Camera Drops to $399 for Cyber Monday

Kellen November 27, 2017 23

After the past week of deals, we're finishing it all off with a fresh Cyber Monday 2017. We're hardly awake out here on the west coast, but one deal has already caught our eye - Essential Phone with a 360 camera accessory for just $399. As you all know, the...

You Can Sideload an Oreo Beta to the Essential Phone Right Now

Tim November 14, 2017 9

Brought to our attention this afternoon, a beta for Oreo is now available for download to the Essential Phone, but you'll need a bit of ADB experience if you intend on flashing it. Listed as OPM1.170911.130, this is the first beta for the Oreo update, so you...

Essential Phone Grabs November Security Patch Already, Fingerprint Bug Fix

Kellen November 7, 2017 32

Andy Rubin's Essential Phone is already picking up the November security patch that Google just dropped yesterday on Pixel and Nexus devices. The update only weighs in at 57.4MB, but it also includes fixes for fingerprint related issues that arrived with the...

A Fresh Look at the Essential Phone: Worth It Now?

Kellen November 6, 2017 95

When I wrapped up reviewing the Essential Phone back in early September, I told you guys that even though it had some pretty critical flaws and you probably shouldn't buy it, that it was a phone I didn't want to put down. That's a first me, as someone who...

DEAL: Essential Phone Drops Another $50 at Best Buy to Just $449 (Amazon Too)

Kellen November 6, 2017 32

It has only been two weeks since Essential dropped the price of the Essential Phone to $499, yet here we are talking about a further price reduction. Best Buy (and Amazon too) is now listing the phone at $449.99, which brings the total discount to $250 off....

Latest Essential AMA: New Colors Coming Soon and the Deal With No IP67+ Rating

Tim November 1, 2017 38

The Essential team has been doing bi-weekly AMAs on reddit, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at what it is they're up to. In these AMAs, we have learned about when the White model was going to drop, what they were doing with the laggy scrolling, the status...

Essential Phone Update Includes Improved Touch Scrolling, Fingerprint Gesture, and More

Tim October 30, 2017 36

A new update is rolling out to Essential Phone owners, labeled as build NMJ20D. The update includes a patch for the KRACK vulnerability (October, 2017 Android security patch), improved touch scrolling when navigating around the device's UI, plus the enabling...

Essential Phone Drops to $499 for Good, Early Adopters Get $200 Credit Too

Kellen October 23, 2017 64

Andy Rubin's Essential Phone is now a $499 phone. And no, this isn't just a temporary discount, Essential is slashing $200 off the price of the phone, likely in a move to move some units and get their product in more hands. The company announced the price drop...