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Bare Essential
The handset is slated to work with a 360-degree
camera accessory, as well as an external digital
assistant similar to Google Home, but at the core of
everything is the phone. Like other mid-2017 premium
handsets, it features a Snapdragon 835 chip, 4GB of
RAM, a 3,040mAh battery, and a 128GB hard drive.
The design is ultra minimal, with a nearly bezelless
screen reminiscent of the asymmetrical Mi Mix.
The 5.7in display stretches all the way to the top of
the device, leaving a small chin at the bottom that
should help with orientation.
Essential Phone
Aside from an odd cutout in the screen for an 8Mp
front camera, there is nary an identifiable marking
to be found on either the front or rear of the device.
The glass and ceramic panels sandwich a piece of
titanium rather than aluminium. Essential says this
will hold up better to drops.
Rubin is also eschewing a company name or
symbol. While there’s plenty of room on the rear to
plaster Essential’s double-circle logo, Rubin is making
a statement with the phone’s unadorned glass:
“Just because we played a part in making it doesn’t
mean you should be forced to advertise that fact to
everyone in your life. Now you know why we don’t
have any logos on the phone.”
Future-proof
Above the space where a logo should be is a
fingerprint sensor and “the world’s thinnest dual
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