Essential Phone discontinued, company working on 'next mobile product'

29 December 2018
It sounds more like PR speak for 'we're still alive', but it could also be a PH-2 (or Phone 2?) in the making.

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ethereal, 29 Dec 2018Reading this comment on my Lumia 1920.I abandoned ship a little more than a year ago know from my 950, but for some reason or another I from time to time had to use my old 520 and it is still holding out great. That generation of Lumias were stellar.

    i think it is hard for selling in high price with new born company like essential, try to learn from xiaomi!

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      • niA
      • 29 Dec 2018

      Maybe next phone they add essential features and the phone might sell better. Who knew that removing headphone jack and selling it as an 150 dollar accessory has impact on sales.

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        • Nu7
        • 29 Dec 2018

        At least they did not abandon their old customers like some other company

          ethereal, 29 Dec 2018Reading this comment on my Lumia 1920.*1520

            Galaxy Note 10, 29 Dec 201810 years may be 6 years late to market where competition i... moreReading this comment on my Lumia 1920.

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              • niA
              • 29 Dec 2018

              Maybe next phone they add essential features and the phone might sell better. Who knew that removing headphone jack and selling it as an 150 dollar accessory has impact on sales.

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                • XNU
                • 29 Dec 2018

                Anonymous, 29 Dec 2018Bad unfair press from the tech media and it's naive followe... morePixel are only known for good camera and essential is known for bad camera. Lol

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                  • 29 Dec 2018

                  I loved this phone. Very sad that the company is not able to survive. Hope we will have another great phone.

                    10 years may be 6 years late to market where competition is beyond just specs because everyone can deliver now a days. Nokia and BB keep trying their lost opportunities. Microsoft completely out of mobile phone selling even after acquiring Nokia assets. Even OS like Sailfish, BB, Windows Mobile etc came and gone....

                    If someone wants to try something, it must be radically different and unique to capture imagination of consumers. Not going to be easy

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                      • rAN
                      • 29 Dec 2018

                      First company to introduced notch and that so small and these chinese companies first implemented apple ugly big notch than realise essential ph1 notch is better and then termed it as water drop notch

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                        • 29 Dec 2018

                        KMB877, 29 Dec 2018Can anyone explain just in a few words why PH-1 was such a ... moreBad unfair press from the tech media and it's naive followers. Unlike Pixel, that got rave reviews and still is buggy. Google vs ex Google maybe?

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                          KMB877, 29 Dec 2018Can anyone explain just in a few words why PH-1 was such a ... morenew brand yet high prices thus very low sales.

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                            • 29 Dec 2018

                            Can anyone explain just in a few words why PH-1 was such a failure? Thanks

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                              • 29 Dec 2018

                              Whackcar, 29 Dec 2018The Essential Phone is a very underrated phone. It was prem... moreExactly. Not forgetting the only flagship android speced phone in a compact size.

                                The Essential Phone is a very underrated phone. It was premium hardware in and out, with only the camera being mediocre. I would like to see a Essential Phone 2 with the required improvements. I think it would be successful both critically and commercially...

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                                  • 29 Dec 2018

                                  the company is essential-ly dead