Android co-founder reveals new smartphone to take on Apple and Samsung
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#2R7MR)
The Essential Phone features a bezel-free screen, dual 13mp cameras and a 360E video plugin using a new port
The co-founder of the Android operating system, Andy Rubin, has revealed his first new creation since leaving Google in 2014: a $699 Android phone that aims to take on Apple and Samsung for the high end of the mobile market.
The phone, created by Rubin's new firm, Essential, comes with the standard top-of-the-line setup in many areas: a 5.7in QHD display, a pair of 13MP rear cameras and an 8MP front-facing one, a 7.8mm thick body and USB-C connector at the base (although, taking a cue from Apple, there's no headphone jack on the device).
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