I have it on T-mobile, the reviews have trashed this phone

Don’t listen to any negative reviews, it does want every smart phone does with a bit of panache, it attracts the crowds as it looks very unique from the branded phones out there

If you have multiple email accounts you will need to set those up after the initial setup is complete.***the major negative review about this phone had been the

Any bad reviews about this phone are just being nit picky.

This is my initial review, but so far, bravo essential

I realize early reviews pointed out a few downsides and maybe they existed, but I see none now, at least in how I use a cell phone

Some reviews were negative on the stability of Android on the Essential Phone.

I've had my eye on the Essential Phone since its release but however the bad reviews have really put me off.

I read so many negative reviews and I really thought everyone was wrong

But many positive user reviews convinced me to buy this phone, after buying it and almost a week of use, I can honestly say that it was definitely worth it

EVERY review of this phone online always starts negative?

Can the Essential phone really compete with the big guys and are all the negative reviews true

Fast review first week of use(pros for me) :-Amazing design and materials!-250$?

Any reviews you've heard about this device missing the mark are from people that want to spend $1000 on a device because they think it's about status

I was initially sceptical reading bad reviews about

I read widely about the phone before purchasing it, and the negative reviews made me sufficiently leery to cancel my pre-order

I side loaded the google camera app right away due to critical reviews...but after actually using the essential camera I'm strongly considering deleting the google camera app and sticking with the essential camera.

Online reviews from cnet etc probably originally had it accurate, however after all the patches the company has done that I downloaded once I activated my phone

I really think if they had come out now rather than in August, they would have had much better reviews!

so I bumped the review from 1 to 3 stars

and I just write positive reviews of some of the things I really love

I was apprehensive with the negative reviews of bugs and camera performance

The camera is better than reviews state

I've read several critical reviews, but I decided to try

I hope my rather lengthy review could help you in your decision

I was worried because of a lot of negative reviews but it is not an issue for me

I gave it 5 stars because it's not fair to give a bad review when I didn't try the phone out.

Essential phone turned out to be a great product defying most of the bad reviews

Contrarily, because of the initial poor camera/photo app reviews, there were other aspects unappreciated such as its design, build quality, material choice, and battery life

I don't know what all the negative reviews in the media are about

This is a comprehensive review of this phone after few months of usage/ international usage

No, it's not as bad as some reviews make it seem, as it got a lot of updates, but sadly it's not that great either, even if you use the Google Camera port from e.g. B-S-

For whatever reason Amazon is restricting reviews of the grey model but allowing reviews on the black model

Ignore the old bad reviews, Essential has been updating this phone constantly since release and has resolved the issues

This review is painful for me.

Can't agree on the bad reviews which can be found in different kind of posts, forums, ...

Please, please don't believe those few negative reviews, I have to believe they are being paid to bad mouth the PH-1, this is truly a great phone, have had two ( my wife and I) for a month, not one freeze up, smooth and fast, very fast

The reviews were a little daunting at first.

However upon using the phone, I've realized most of those bad or lukewarm reviews were largely bandwagon sentiments

I'm actually very surprised with the amount of bad reviews this phone got

I hardly ever write reviews, but I like this phone so much, I felt I needed to do one.

phone!Was very afraid after reading all the negative reviews, but none of the issues seem to have affected me

It's good once you look past the negatives review from others website and YouTube

Don't believe all the negative reviews and opinions

I read widely about the phone before purchasing it, and the negative reviews made me sufficiently leery to cancel my pre-order

So, I use Boost Mobile and thought I would leave a review mainly in the event of anyone else using Boost Mobile and thinking about buying this phone

I’ll update this review as things progress

Other reviews cover specifics admirably

I had been fascinated with the device since I learned of it and the Andy Rubin connection last year, but hadn't pulled the trigger due to a relatively high cost and generally negative reviews around the camera

I almost didn't buy because of all the negative reviews using this phone on TMobile, but decided to take a chance during the sale and it worked fine on TMobile for me

Wow just wow I read the reviews and was very

Your opinion and needs might differ, but I hope this review gave you some additional peace of mind before taking the lunge

It's a little scary buying a new phone from an untested company, but with Andy Rubin's background as the founder of Android, and the unreal look and reviews of this phone, I jumped in

Earlier review:I really can't understand all the negative reviews of the phone - mostly pointed at the camera function

Oreo 8.1 update fixes all the issues in the initial negative reviews of the phone in October

Don't believe the bad reviews of the camera - once you update the software it's perfectly adequate for just about anything you're likely to attempt

I wasn't going to review this phone - but with all the horrible out-dated reviews, I feel like I have to now

I have read good and bad reviews, for me except for the camera (and it isn't as bad as people say, nor is it as good as my S8+

I will try to limit my review to the hardware, and mention the software only as it relates to driving this phone’s hardware

it isn't as bad as reviews from even a month ago, but compared to the nexus/pixel camera app it still isn't even close.

enough).That review is in no means a vote for the iPhone, I really wanted it to be my new phone, but...

Even still, I was wary of the Essential because of many reviews criticizing the camera and the responsiveness

I don’t know why this phone receives so many negative reviews before

Anyone looking at the Essential phone should ignore most if not all reviews before Mid March 2018 when the final 8.1 Oreo update was released

With so many negative reviews by big tech Youtubers and other affiliate marketers, I was hesitant of getting this phone

Excited by the design and the fact that the Android father himself has the finger in the pie I wanted this phone as replacement for my aging Nexus 5X despite the mediocre reviews

Camera is not something I would worry about as I did, seeing all the negative reviews about it

I was fully aware of the good and bad reviews of both and any shortcomings or issues reported

I don't want to give a very bad review because phone is actually okay to work with

There are a lot of long critical reviews, that make you over think this purchase

Multiple camera software updates after it got initial poor camera reviews on first release

I still have interest in the phone but lots uncertain reviews and price still held me at

Don't believe the bad reviews of the camera - once you update the software it's perfectly adequate for just about anything you're likely to attempt

Most of the negative reviews are base on original phone's MSRP which is high up on the $700 and yes the phone does feel very premium on hand.

Original review stays consistent

I don't know why this got bad reviews initially.

The camera gets a lot of bad reviews but it's definitely a software issue because I use a Panorama app to take my

The vast majority of negative reviews for this product were rage-posted immediately after a clumsy drop onto a hard surface caused an uncased, unprotected device's screen to crack (as screens do)

This review will be a work in progress but so far I can say that this phone is a battery beast!

On the positive I adore how simple this phone is

The camera is good enough, not as good as the s7 edge I

I really liked this phone its worked great for 2 weeks now the screen doesn't turn on

I didn't like the small body, though, as I like the way my Nexus fits in my hands