Essential PH-1
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- Anonymous
- d%H
- 08 Feb 2019
Singersk8s, 31 Jan 2019I first bought an Essential Ph-1 for my 30 something daught... moreSo why did you factory reset your PH-1 but not your Pixel?
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- Singersk8s
- MiC
- 31 Jan 2019
I first bought an Essential Ph-1 for my 30 something daughter as a replacement phone thru eBay. She has excellent battery life on her phone which lasts her a day and a half while on Android Nougat 7.1. Then when I updated my 2016 Google Pixel XL to Android Pie 9.0 my phone's battery went from a day of battery life to being dead and needing to be constantly plugged in, so then I got myself an Essential Ph-1. Mi Essential Ph-1 came with Android Oreo 8.1. I eventually updated to Android Pie because I needed some of the Security patches my Essential was missing to fix the connectivity. Right after I did the Pie update I did a Factory reinstall and since then my battery has been great and I've been able to get awesome data speeds from 43 MPs to 97 MPs on my Freedom Mobile plan that uses Band 66. The phone connects well while in the US too. Just which Freedom Mobile would use T-Mobile as their Roaming partner again like when Freedom was Wind Mobile.
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- Anonymous
- keM
- 27 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 26 Jan 2019Just got this phone off kijiji brand new in the box and sti... moreAnybody have a solution or had this happen and fixed it?????
Please
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- Anonymous
- keM
- 26 Jan 2019
Just got this phone off kijiji brand new in the box and still sealed.
Took it out and updated it and the microphone won’t work properly.
Works on calls but nothing else. Evidently it’s a known bug with no fix.
Lucky me, shit phone.
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- Anonymous
- 86w
- 21 Jan 2019
Tipounet, 12 Jan 2019Living in Canada, battery is really sensible to cold weathe... moreI have yet to see ANY device that doesn't shut down at 0%, LOL! But I guess you meant 0 degrees... This might be an issue, depending on where you live, bur on Pacific coast it's OK...
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- Anonymous
- keM
- 19 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2019Who is your carrier? Different carriers use different 4G / ... moreKoodo.
Places at work that had plenty of signal were non existent when using the Essential.
And considering it doesn’t have the wifi calling feature I had to sell it.
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- Anonymous
- Rcw
- 17 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 14 Jan 2019Also.... Bad cell signal. As I write this on my iPhone I... moreWho is your carrier? Different carriers use different 4G / LTE bands. This phone covers all the AT&T bands, plus the ones they're developing.
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- Kuba
- jiW
- 17 Jan 2019
best phone for under 300 dollars. Actually I bought for 160 USD in china without box (only phone). great battery life, great camera ( when installed Google camera mod pictures like pixel 2 ).
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- Anonymous
- Rd1
- 14 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 13 Jan 2019Had this for last couple days now.
Where it has great thi... moreAlso....
Bad cell signal.
As I write this on my iPhone I have 2 bars.
Same spot with the Essential I had none.
Sigh
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- Anonymous
- keM
- 13 Jan 2019
Had this for last couple days now.
Where it has great things about it I put it up on Kijiji to get my money back.
The camera is an absolute joke, my iPhone SE takes better pictures.
Fingerprint scanner is poor also.
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- Tipounet
- xGB
- 12 Jan 2019
Tipounet, 21 Sep 2018Using Essential Phone since April on daily basis, I don't r... moreLiving in Canada, battery is really sensible to cold weather and makes the phone turns off at 0%.
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- Anonymous
- Rd1
- 10 Jan 2019
WhiteHart, 10 Jan 20191. About 6 or 6.30 hours screen on time. 2. Camera is goo... moreThank you
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- WhiteHart
- B0@
- 10 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 10 Jan 2019Somebody local is selling this phone brand new in packaging... more1. About 6 or 6.30 hours screen on time.
2. Camera is good, but not excellent. Not flagship camera. With good light conditions can make beautiful pics.
3. Yes, you can hide the notch, but there is no need to do this. Phone looks better with it.
I am very satisfied with essential phone
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- Anonymous
- keM
- 10 Jan 2019
Somebody local is selling this phone brand new in packaging.
I know the phone started out rough but there’s been lots of updates.
So now that it’s 2019 I’d like to hear from owners.
How’s the battery life?
Camera?
Does it have a double tap to open screen?
Can you hide the small notch?
- Kingslayer
- Icx
- 01 Jan 2019
The only issue I'm dealing with this phone is it doesn't connect to my parent's Spectrum 5G network for some reason. I have no issues with reception. My Moto E4 also doesn't connect to its Wi-Fi.
Both my LGs and iPhone SE connect. The SE tends to have slower speeds though. The LGs are the fastest. Weird. The benefit of having multiple phones but then having specific issues for each of them.
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- Nikola Tesla
- maV
- 30 Dec 2018
No FM radio and no 3.5 jack. Sorry, but they are Essential for me.
- Kingslayer
- IbE
- 24 Dec 2018
I'm the type of person who rarely drops my phone but I've accidentally had this phone fall on a hard surface twice already. Once on wooden floor and the other was earlier today in my room on tile.
Result? ZERO DAMAGE.
This phone is amazingly durable. Mine is the halo gray model with the matte finish. The durability reminds me of my first Android smartphone, the Nexus One. It almost just bounces and nothing happens.
One of the best phones I ever had. Trust me, I've tried them all. I experienced using over 15 different brands of phones. The Essential Phone is a keeper. Worth every cent of the $249.55 I paid for it and then some.
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- Anonymous
- 7sp
- 24 Dec 2018
How is the audio through the USB-C and headphones?
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- mickbaby
- NMv
- 14 Dec 2018
Fabulous phone, cant trust most reports cause they only reflect launch challenges that were quickly resolved. Have had it month and this is definitely a great phone. Picked it up for 350 and it easily takes on the overpriced so called superior phones! Don't forget, the opinions are often bought by the bigger players! This is phone is real competition.