Android founder Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Launched with 5.7-inch QHD bezel-less display, Snapdragon 835 SoC, Dual Rear cameras At USD$699

The tech world was eagerly waiting for Andy Rubin’s smartphone when he teased about the handset after announcing it back in the month January this year . Now finally, as promised Android Father Andy Rubin has finally launched “Essential Phone” with bezel-less display and is powered by latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC . This High-end modular smartphone comes with high end specifications and supports a 360-degree camera module made by the company.

As for the specifications, the Essential Phone comes with 5.7-inch edge-to-edge Bezel Less display with a screen resolution 2560 x 1312 pixels with 19:10 aspect ratio & has up to 500 nits brightness . The screen display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover glass protection . Under the hood, the latest device is powered by 2.45 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 64-bit Octa core chipset processor coupled with Adreno 540 GPU.

On the software front, the Essential Phone is running on latest Android OS and is packaging with 4GB of RAM, 128GB (UFS 2.1) of internal storage capacity . The device houses a fingerprint sensor on the back panel to unlock your phone quickly. Design-wise, the Essential phone Features a titanium and ceramic body that gives a pleasant and a premium look . It has a Single SIM Support standby with 4G LTE network support . In terms of power, the Essential Phone is fueled by 3,040 mAH battery with fast charging support through USB Type-C port.

Moving to the camera department, the Essential Phone is take care by dual rear camera setup combinations which consists of 13-megapixel Dual RGB + Mono camera with image fusion technology along with LED flash and 13-megapixel True Monochrome mode comes with f/1.85 aperture lens . You can records video in 4K resolution at 30fps, 1080p @60fps or 720p @120fps . At the front, it bears a 8-egapixel front facing sensor comes with f/2.20 fixed hyperfocal lens, 16:9 aspect ratio . The front camera also records Videos in 4K resolution at 30fps, 1080p @60fps or 720p @120fps.

The physical measurement of Essential Phone be 41.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm and weighes be 185 Grams . For the connectivity options, it consists WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO , Bluetooth v5.0 , NFC , GPS with A-GPS/GLONASS , USB Type C port.

Apart from this, the 360-degree modular camera, the device attaches with the smartphone using dual clip mechanism . The device sports a Dual 12-megapixel fish-eye sensors comes with f/1.8 aperture lens that allows capable to shooting UHD (3840 x 1920 pixels) video at 30fps . The company is also providing a charging Dock . Both these accessories connect to the phone with small metal pogo pins

The Essential Phone comes in Four different colour variants – Stellar Grey, Black Moon , Ocean Depths and Pure White . The new Essential Phone will be available at the price tag of USD$699 (roughly around Rs.45,196) and will be made available for pre-order in the United States (US) . Additionally, the 360-degree camera is also available for the promotional at the price tag of USD$749 (roughly Rs.48,429).

Essential Phone key Features:

• Single SIM Standby with 4G LTE
• 5.7-inch QHD Display
• 2560 x 1312 pixels resolution
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover glass
• Android OS
• 2.45 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa core processor
• 4 GB RAM & 128 GB inbuilt onboard storage
• Fingerprint Sscanner
• 13MP Dual RGB + Mono camera with image fusion technology along with f/1.8 aperture and LED flash
• 8-megapixel front facing sensor with f/2.2 aperture and 4K video recording capability
• 4x microphones with noise cancellation and beam forming
• 3,040 mAH battery with fast charging support

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