Elegant design and android build at the right price

Otherwise the software seems like any other decent Android device I've used

The build is superb, the software lean and beautiful - stock Android with no "enhancements" - and the support

This is a steal for $250 of a decent Android Phone with latest Vanilla Android Pie experience(smooth) if the following two items is not a blocker for you.1

* pure Android system is super fast, with zero lag

Not OLED, but it's an excellent screen that gets bright enough to see outdoors- stock, clean Android

it's a great Android

What a disappointment, this is the worst Android phone I have ever owned

I really wanted a "pure" android experience, since the others I had tried were not

I love the screen to body ratio, the pure Android experience, the monochrome mode camera, build quality, and speaker.

I would recommend it to anyone who likes pure/stock Android and doesn't like the look of the new Pixel

I love this because I can hold it in my hand so comfortably and the screen is almost-Basically identical hardware to the pixel 2-Stock, pure Android-Andy Rubin's awesome vision for a simple, futuristic company-Smooth operating system and seamless multitasking-Great

and if you are a techie you'll like some of the cool Android features that you never knew existed

I loved it more than my previous Galaxy for pure Android (no bloated apps) and faster software updates

Pure Android, beautiful hardware, and great specs all at a fantastic price (on sale)

It surprises me how fast it is, and it is great to have pure android

A great phone if you love a pure Android experience

The pure Android is fast and easy to use.

Love the stock Android.

Regardless, I think next time I'll get an iPhone because Android is just too annoying to use with all these issues, and Google certainly isn't fixing them.

Even though I bought this on sale it is the worst Android phone I have ever owned.

Just clean Android that works.

Pure stock android with customization as I want

One of the reasons I bought this phone it’s the pure Android experience, having owned Nexus phones before, but Essential does not keep up

Beautiful, very responsive, excellent Android experience

Pure Android is a dream

It has turned out to be one of my favorite Android phones ever.

I love the pure Android experience, Android Pie update has improved the battery life and made it smooth and

I bought this because I love stock Android and the mission statement of Essential Products resonated with me (simplicity, no branding, stock Android

Don't like the camera but love stock Android and the build quality

UI is clean, as you would expect with a pure Android build, but I kind of miss some of the bells and whistles that other flagship phones might have

I purchased this phone as a replacement for my Nexus 6; while I really liked the Nexus 6 and the "pure" Android experience, it was long in the tooth and due for an upgrade.

The guy made android, you know he'll squash the bugs!

This phone is running pure Android with no carrier extras, and it has a battery that truly lasts ALL day, even when using social media or surfing the web.

One of the best Android I have had

If you are a pure android fan and on the gate about buying this phone, i would say buy it as you will not be dissapointed.

By far, my favorite part of the phone is the fact that it's Pure Android, meaning there are no excessive bloatware preloaded into the system that cannot be deleted

In summary, it's not a perfect device, but excellent hardware coupled with "pure" Android leave the PH-1 with a lot going for it

Nice , clean, pure Android with almost no apps installed by default

BEWARE ***The new update Android P disables the full screen feature

Battery is very good, pure android is smooth, premium feeling and stands out from the crowd.

I understand the appeal of Android now, and if you're someone who was on the verge of moving it iOS because you don't like the crap Android can put you through, give this phone a look, because it's a very different experience

A clean android experience

I miss waterproof, but I love stock android.

Huge bezel, poor battery life, not fast enough pure Android support, and not enough accessories makes this product inferior to the Pixel line.

I love the stock Android and the great design

Software :- Pure Android

This phone is awesome if you're looking for a clean Android experience

Essential is: a nice phone for a great value; with a great look and a great android experience

It offers a pure Android experience without annoying bloatware and UI overlays found in do many other devices

Battery life is good, always latest android with security updates

Best of all: monthly software updates and pure Android with no nonsense, no bloat, nothing I don't want

The OS: You don't realize what a nice OS Android is until you actually strip out the proprietary bloatware that Samsung et al put on their phones.

As mentioned, I love stock Android

Although both phones will get Android 8, only the PH-1 will support Google's Project Treble which will allow for faster Android updates longer into the future

My pure Android OS has been updated three times in the few months that I've had it.

And I love androids.

I love Android and this is the phone I've always wanted

Amazing haptic, Stock Android and a good DisplayContra

I love the pure Android experience that Andy Rubin has completely captured with this phone

This is just plain Android and I love it

Here is what I mean:SOFTWARE EXPERIENCEIt's pure Android with basically no modifications (just optimizations)

Love the pure Android experience

You can customize everything to your heart's content, but if you don't want to bother, you get a nice, clean Android experience out of the box

Best part, pure android

The Essential Phone has premium build quality, a great display, takes pretty good pictures, runs pure Android without a scrap of bloat and receives regular updates (at least so far).

I don't regret my purchase, it's a good phone, and I really want to see what next year brings, and if Android 8.0 fixes some issues on this phone

Many of my friends with other Android phones like the feel so much that they will play with my phone just to feel the haptic feedback

Being an avid Android enthusiast and devouring any bit of Essential phone news I can find since it was initially announced, it was hard to resist at least trying it before committing to the iPhone further with the recent iPhone 8 Plus

In fact, I find Android more deeply featured (maybe to an unnecessary level, but the "extra" level of control does not bother me

chargingIf you are looking for a great value android

, no logo-- Clean stock Android Nougat 7.1.1

Running as pure Android as you will find (Pixel isn't pure AOSP Android anymore like Nexus was), everything is generally smooth and fast

The software is pure stock android and it has not once crashed, slowed down, hiccuped, or has done anything strange.

A stunning looking phone with a great Android experience

Pure Android experience

I love the pure Android experience, light, quick and simple.

you can the top flagship phone on the market, beautiful design especially the back, Pure Android mean no bloatware or flatware, 120 Gb memory

I love that is has a pure Android OS and open Bootloader makes this phone virtually limitless

Huge bezel, poor battery life, not fast enough pure Android support, and not enough accessories makes this product inferior to the Pixel line.

Love the screen, love the size in my hand, and specially love Android Pie

In general my fave Android since my last Motorola razr m. I like it a whole lot more than my galaxy s7 edge with it's wrecked screen

First of all, I LOVE stock Android and that is what you get with this

Top end construction, high end components, absolutely no third party bloatware on top of pure Android, and compatible with each and every cell carrier

If you want a clean, well supported Android experience and don't mind a so-so camera, there's no reason to look at any other phone.

Android - An almost completely pure android experience

It's slick, smooth, fast, pure Android experience

It seems that the battery life actually increased in this preview as well, it seems that Android's new "Adaptive battery" works wonders (I got over 8 hours of SOT a few days ago, with only 20 percent recharging in between, playing Ingress afterwards, which is a heavy battery drainer normally).Also, the general smoothness of the device got noticably better, the animations on P are really nice (even though I still hate the new Android design, lol)

Screen is gorgeous, price is right, and it is pure Android which you can't beat.

It's probably the best stock Android phone out there

It's a completely stock Android, the dream of every pure Android software enthusiast.- Updates and support

Build Quality Best - Android P update - Great all Around...

then when you try to restart it sometimes it will show the dead android with "no command" had to restart this phone 6x times to get it to

First, I love the "pure" android experience

I love stock Android and the company has been very responsive in releasing updates and addressing customers on Reddit with weekly "AMA".

It just works as

Regarding the negative:[-] Delay in saving the picture when using the default camera app (this don't bother me too much as I didn't take photo that

I have never broken a

It worked as good as on my Nexus 5x

but it lacks some of the features that the rear facing camera includes those features being portrait mode, 120 frames per second slow motion, monochrome video and monochrome photo, as well as we don't have a front-facing flash on this device

and it may not be as smooth as a

Screen is clear and bright (IPS In Plane Switching), but it's not OLED, so if you use in bed at night, the screen doesn't dim down as much as I'd like (compared to my old Nexus 6 OLED screen).

just works as it should for me.

Updates are available at least as fast as on Google's own phones, if not sooner

A couple of my installed Apps are not working as yet, but they will be updated soon.

The o ly bad part is having to log back into your apps when you open them for the first time

Horrible Quality Control on an otherwise nice design o_01st unit (on the right) had terrible connectivity issues, especially with Wi-Fi, with no definitive information if it is hardware, software, or both.2nd unit (on the left) has what is called "light bleed" on this LCD panel which is something I Am unfamiliar with, I received a notification and thought my screen was broke, downloaded a screen test app to confirm, what I was seeing on the ambient screen, or even watching a video, it is pretty distracting and discomfort when viewing.

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

On the positive I adore how simple this phone is