Style:Only Phone  |  Color:Halo Gray Product Description Founded by the creator of Android, the Essential Phone has all the features you care about most without a bunch of gimmicks

A large, edge-to-edge display, 128GB of storage, all-day battery life, fast charging, and more

It's sophisticated

It's simple

And it's yours

From the Manufacturer More screen, less phone The biggest screen-to-body ratio of any phone! With a stunning 5.71-inch edge-to-edge Quad HD Display, you get a large screen in a phone that still fits comfortably in one hand

So you can enjoy more of what’s on your screen without all those intrusive bezels

Beauty meets brawn Crafted with space-age strength, titanium, ceramic, and Gorilla Glass 5

Its space-age strength helps withstand your day-to-day

And there's no branding or logos anywhere on the device

So your phone is more of an expression of who you are—because it’s yours

For every adventure With a 13MP Dual-Camera and Portrait Mode, your pictures look great

And the Essential 360 Camera is big enough to easily capture everything around you in 4K — but small enough to fit in your pocket

So it can take it with you everywhere

Store more, worry less PH-1 comes with a whopping 128GB of storage

So you can easily store all your photos, 4K and 360 videos, games, and more without worrying about running out of space—or needing to spend more money on external storage options

Straight-up Android PH-1 runs pure Android

No unnecessary apps, preloads, or anything that gets in your way of getting the latest Android updates and features

You get a smooth experience that is fast and fluid

Revolutionary accessories The Click Connector on Essential Phone makes using accessories easier than ever

They magnetically attach and power up using your PH-1

So you don’t need to charge your accessories to use them

And because the Click Connector will be on future Essential devices, you can use your current accessories with future Essential devices

About the Startup Describe your product in 3 words

Freedom is Essential How did you come up with the idea for this product? I know people are going to ask me a lot of questions about why I started this company

Why didn’t I just travel the world, ride my motorcycle, tinker with my robots, hang out at my bakery with friends and family

And to be honest I still do ask myself that sometimes…but not too often

So why did I create Essential? Well, my hardware engineers wanted me to talk about how we are bringing real passion and craftsmanship back into this category

My software engineers wanted me to talk about our vision for making all devices, even those we don't make ourselves, play well together

My partners wanted me to talk about how we are using methods that could change how successful technology companies are built forever

And this is all true

But the real reason is because of what happened during a night out with an old friend of mine

As the night went on we inevitably began talking about what we didn't like about the current state of technology

Less and less choice

More and more unnecessary features cluttering our lives

An increasing sea of products that didn't work with one another… And just when I was about to drop another criticism it hit me: I am partly responsible for all of this

For all the good Android has done to help bring technology to nearly everyone it has also helped create this weird new world where people are forced to fight with the very technology that was supposed to simplify their lives

Was this what we had intended? Was this the best we could do? I left that night reflecting deeply on what was great and what was frustrating with the current state of technology today

After another long talk with my friend we decided that I needed to start a new kind of company using 21st century methods to build products for the way people want to live in the 21st century

What makes your product special? This is what we believe: • Devices are your personal property

We won’t force you to have anything on them you don’t want to have

• We will always play well with others

Closed ecosystems are divisive and outdated

• Premium materials and true craftsmanship shouldn’t be just for the few

• Devices shouldn’t become outdated every year

They should evolve with you

• Technology should assist you so that you can get on with enjoying your life

• Simple is always better

What has been the best part of your startup experience? I have used the above principles to inform everything Essential is doing and they have helped me attract some of the best and brightest people from all over the world to join me in bringing this vision to life

We won’t achieve everything we hope on day one, but if you’re one of those people who also thinks it’s time for something new, please have a look at www.essential.com to learn more.