Apple this week launched the iPhone 15 Pro, its first smartphone made with a titanium frame. That launch will bring the material to the masses, but it also reminds us of 2017’s Essential Phone, the ...

Andy Rubin’s smartphone startup, Essential, is finally dead. Today, Essential announced in a blog post that it is closing its doors, saying that since it has “no clear path to deliver” its newest ...

Two and a half years ago I purchased an Essential Phone, see our full review, from a company led by Android co-founder Andy Rubin. After a troubled start at a high price, it became a bit of cult ...

Essential is never going to ship the Gem smartphone, and is ending support for the Essential Phone and Newton Mail as the company shuts down. Essential Products, founded by Android co-founder Andy ...

Essential dropped quite the bomb today, announcing that it will cease operations entirely. This shutdown means three important things, the first being that Project GEM is no more. Essential's Newton ...

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The Essential Phone — PH-1 — debuted back in 2017 with the promise of premium hardware and clean software. Quickly, though, that vision started to fail as initial reviews were negative and prices were ...

Based on a string of recently reported discoveries, Essential engineers may be planning one minor and final update for its Essential Phone PH-1. Specifically, that’s based on a slew of new commits ...