The build quality of course is stunning but the experience of the functionality is fantastic

I tolerated them for so long because I liked the experience but after a crash in the middle of the night plugged into my charger causing me to miss alarms I'm done

Using the handset to my ear and using on speaker phone has been a pleasant experience

Pure Android Experience: Yes. 100% stock Android

Then there’s the Essential which leans more towards stock, but adds just the right amount of personalization to make you feel like it’s a unique experience

I love the no bloatware experience.

I have had no bad experiences with glitches or bugs so far.

My worst experience with Android

Beautiful phone but terrible Google experience

Great experience

Pure Android experience is great

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

I have experienced only one or two app hang-ups my week with the phone, otherwise it performs quite smoothly

If build quality, up to date Android releases, a fast, fluid UI experience are things you

Obviously I have found some fault with all of them, but so far the Essential Phone has been the best smartphone experience I have had among the lot.

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

Average , I prefer LG G6 or V30 for Camera over essential Ph1 however if you expect a best camera experience then this phone may disappoint you

A great phone if you love a pure Android experience

I’m a busy person and waiting for 10 seconds, or longer sometimes, when I have emails and work to do ruins my experience with this phone

I won't go into details but the experience left me fuming

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

Shoddy softwareI returned it after a week of frustrating experience

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

For talk it's great, but as a music player it's not the best experience.

It's a lovely, engaging, experience, although I found that many apps weren't yet programmed to properly use the entirety of the full screen (leaving bands at the edges).On top of the above, you should know that this phone incorporates USB-C, the new USB standard that, unfortunately, isn't directly compatible with your old USB cables

The android world need more Essential care; so far, the best android experience and support.

I wait like a kid before Christmas for each update since it really improves the phone experience

I had a better experience which I'll outline in a separate review.

If you're not an elitist photographer and want a phone from a company that wants the simplest, purest, freest android experience, then go with this phone

PHONE- gorgeous screen (great black levels and punchy colors even though it's not OLED)- great user experience and latest software / extremely fast updates

Since I was unwilling to switch carriers due to my great experience with Verizon's coverage, I looked elsewhere

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.

It is a very inconsistent experience

I am having the worst phone experience that I ever had, and, specially, with the Costumer service!

I feel like my oneplus 2 still packs a more solid and complete phone experience

(My Android experience is rather limited, I will admit.

It has a much bigger screen despite being slightly smaller than the Pixel 2, which means a better browsing experience, more apps on the home screen.

I love the simple Android experience I get with this phone

And after six months, I started experiencing frequent disk failures, and Essential declined to fix it

I do not really understand the bad comments ,maybe bad experiences btw if look the reviews of the galaxys 7 8 or note

A clean android experience

The phoe is so much more responsive, far more economical with it's power usage, and overall just a better experience.

Clearly the best android ever, I wish other manufacturers 1) take pride in their devices as experienced with this phone b) listen to their customers complaints and dislikes

Very bad experience with this device..

Even the software is not perfect at this moment, but essential keep update the software and keep listening to the client and improve the user experience

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

If it wasn't for my negative experience with this phone being Sprint locked when it was supposed to be unlocked

This is what Android should be - oustanding hardware, minimal cruft, smooth experience.

The developers are getting ready for Android 10 as well.- Good stock Android experience

Which equals a good user experience at the end of the day

The pure android experience is so nice to have and it works smoothly from launching the camera to playing games and switching from app to

This is the worst customer experience I have ever experienced

others have had, that I have not experienced:-touch issues (screen is very responsive IMO)-fingerprint sensor delays-Essential Customer Support (They have been very responsive in my interactions with them - really an enjoyable experience in the three times I have reach out)If you are looking for the stock android experience on a bezel-less device that feels like a million bucks in your hands that is affordable, then this is your phone.

That combined with the Essential phone that starts to lose gesture precision as the screen gets dirty and the result is a marginal experience.

Great software experience, running on the latest Android build (Android 9.0 Pie).The build quality is great, the ceramic back is pretty durable but for the front panel you may want to get a screen protector

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

If you want to save a little extra money or have a CDMA carrier and need a fast, stock Android experience

Plus I love the stock Android experiences, hated the unnecessary apps that was preloaded in the most other Android phones

Needless to say, my first experience with a glass phone, and a fingerprint sensor on the back, has not been good

Love the pure Android experience

The experience really isn't worth it

The KeyOne would have been too slow (I need a responsive device that doesn't break the user experience by freezing up)

without checking this part of the phone .I have great experience with phone and had a Sim tray that fits the phone and got it working fine but not happy for paying this price for a phone that was Inspected by Amazon

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

The experience is like no other Android phone on the market

Maybe it's the Snapdragon 835 with its 4gb of RAM, but I've never had a better Android experience

Worst android experience I had since 2010!Got

It is a gorgeous phone and the pure android experience is great; however the overall experience is not so good

Not a good experience, I will try to return this

Despite all the negative press, my brief experience with the camera has been great; I guess they fixed all the problems with software patches

The rest of the camera app is very basic with virtually no settings and limited manual controls:- Good user experience (for example there are no integrated half-baked editor and gallery but links from the camera app to the excellent Google Photos app editor and gallery)

In short, the experience with this phone, so far, has been almost flawless for my use patterns

Overall this mobile gave me good experience

After using it though you start to notice the terrible touch experience

Best Android experience and faster updates than even Google's own phones

A stunning looking phone with a great Android experience

This is a fantastic, 95% pure Android experience phone

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

Pure Android experience

No bloatware, pure capability, so far a much better experience than previous Samsung or Motorola.

No bloatware, pure capability, so far a much better experience than previous Samsung or Motorola.

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.

This has been a sour experience and I would not recommend anyone getting this phone for now

Android - An almost completely pure android experience

I have seen many people complain (perhaps their experience was bad) but the price point and the features that you get are great

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

Best Android experience of any phone.

It's just a shame that the launch wasn't a very smooth experience for Essential

First, I love the "pure" android experience

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

I then have to go to Best buy and pay $40 for a type c fast charger like the one that comes with this phone

I do wish it had a dedicated headphone jack but the included USB-C adapter works well enough and seems to be of high quality

Crosschecked the USB-C to UCB-C cable and (AUT) power adapter, all working fine

845 chipset(c) Worst complaint is on the lack of headphone.

Every time the phone is plugged in to the charger, any charger, I have several different usb-c chargers, slow, fast, standard usb, doesn't matter, it will not charge

My Bose QC25 headphones do not work properly with the USB-C/3.5mm adapter

They include a great charger and USB-C to headphone cable

No headphone jack (I love USB-C)

I picked up a USB-C fast charger that matched the 27 watt output of the factory charger and the phone will not fast charge when connected to it.

Every time the phone is plugged in to the charger, any charger, I have several different usb-c chargers, slow, fast, standard usb, doesn't matter, it will not charge