Essential has confirmed that its first handset has been discontinued, though software updates are going to continue.
Farewell then, to the Essential Phone, a bold and occasionally brilliant attempt to disrupt a phone market dominated by a handful of key players. The phone is now out of stock and the company has confirmed it won’t be making any more of the handsets.
Rumors that Essential and its portfolio of products are up for sale have been floating around all year, but in a statement given to 9to5Google, a company spokesperson said the focus was now on the « next mobile product » – whatever that might be.
