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Co-founder of Danger and Android-Andy Rubin has finally unveiled the Essential phone also known as PH-1 The phone may look like normal Android phone judging by design but you are looking at a true flagship device and is priced at around $700. The phone comes bundled with a titanium frame, which is said to be tougher than aluminium and will not scratch or bend when you drop the phone. It has an elegant edge-edge display with corny gorilla glass 5 serving as protection. It’s a 5.7-inch LTPS device with an aspect ratio of 19:10 and a QHD resolution (1,312x2,560px). There is a dual 13MP camera at the back- one RGB and the second monochrome. The 8MP front-facing camera can shoot in 4k @ 30fps video, 1080p @ 60fps and 720p @ 120fps just like the main camera. It also comes with essential accessories like a 360° camera that can be attached to the back of the phone where there are two pin magnetic connectors as well as essential phone dock which can charge the phone while serving as a dock. In the performance side of things, the Essential Phone (PH-1) is powered by the latest Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage with no option to expand via MicroSD Card. It will boot Android operating system with a blend of Andy Rubin’s OS. Connectivity options on the device include USB-C, WIFI Hotspot Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS and Wireless charging port but unfortunately, the Essential Phone doesn’t have the essential 3.5mm audio jack. It is powered by 3040mAh battery. The Essential phone will cost $700 and will be available in the US for now. Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Key Specs and Features Display: 5.7-inch QHD display OS: Android 7.0 Nougat RAM: 4GB ROM: 128GB Rear Camera: 13MP + 13MP rear camera Front Camera: 8MP camera Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Battery: 3040mAH capacity Essential Phone (PH-1) Price And Specifications BRAND Essential MODEL PH-1 DATE ANNOUNCED May 2017 STATUS Available Soon SIM TYPE Single OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) Android 7.1 Nougat BODY BUILD 5.7-inch HEIGHT 141.5mm WIDTH 71.1mm THICKNESS 7.8mm WEIGHT 185g COLOURS Stella Grey, Black moon, Ocean depths, white DISPLAY DISPLAY TYPE IPS Touch Screen DISPLAY RESOLUTION 1,312 x 2,560px SCREEN PROTECTION Corny Gorilla Glass PIXEL PER DENSITY (PPI) 443 PPI pixel density MULTI-TOUCH Yes CAMERA SECONDARY CAMERA 13MP + 13MP CAMERA FEATURES Autofocus, Dual Flash. PRIMARY CAMERA 8MP VIDEO FPS in 4k @ 30fps video, 1080p @ 60fps and 720p @ 120fps HARDWARE PROCESSOR TYPE Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU octa-Core CPU FREQUENCY 2.45GHZ GRAPHICS PROCESSOR UNIT(GPU) Adreno 540 STORAGE INBUILT STORAGE 128GB RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY 4GB EXTERNAL STORAGE NO CONNECTIVITY WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot BLUETOOTH VERSION 5.0 USB VERSION Type C NFC Yes RADIO NO GPS Yes, A-GPS INFRARED Yes NETWORK NETWORK TYPE GSM / WCDMA / LTE 2G 850, 900MHz 3G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 4G LTE Yes GPRS Yes EDGE Yes MULTIMEDIA AUDIO FILE FORMATS mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+ VIDEO FILE FORMATS MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD LOUDSPEAKERS Yes 3.5MM JACK NO RINGTONES Yes MESSAGING Yes BROWSER Yes SENSORS COMPASS Yes PROXIMITY SENSOR Yes ACCELEROMETER Yes AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR Yes GYROSCOPE Yes BAROMETER Yes FINGERPRINT Yes BATTERY BATTERY CAPACITY 3040mAh battery BATTERY TYPE Li-Polymer Battery ACCELEROMETER Yes