The Essential Phone has been improving in steps since its launch, most recently with its jump to Android Oreo 8.1. Now, Essential has made the company's first phone and accessories even more accessible, with a commercial release to customers in Canada, France, Japan and the UK via the Essential.com site.
Early on, the Essential Phone had much more limited availability, with only Sprint offering it in retail locations, despite working on other GSM networks, like AT&T and T-Mobile. Since then, Amazon has begun offering an unlocked Essential Phone with Alexa.
Though the Essential Phone is trailing behind competitors that have released or debuted flagships running the latest Snapdragon 845 chipset, it still has plenty of life in it. Its design holds up, with a notch that beat Apple to the party and offers more screen real estate than other notch-equipped phone. And the Snapdragon 835 chipset inside is still a competent performer.
We're in contact with Essential regarding global pricing and we will update when we can confirm the cost in each region. Since the Essential Phone has dropped in price significantly from when it launched, it will be reasonable to expect that it will enter these new markets as a great mid-range offering with high-end credentials.
- The Essential Phone is in our list of the best Android phones
from TechRadar: Phone and communications news http://www.techradar.com/news/essential-phone-is-finally-available-to-customers-in-more-countries
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