The Essential Phone sold out on the official Essential website and in most retail outlets over the holiday season. A spokesman for the company confirmed that there will be no more restocks for the device, as it apparently shifts its focus to a rumored new A. I.-powered smartphone.
The Essential Phone is sold out on the official Essential website and in most retail outlets, with no more restocks planned for the polarizing device.
The smartphone, also named the Essential PH-1, was hyped up before its release last year because Andy Rubin, the founder of Essential, is also the creator of the Android mobile operating system. The Essential Phone was priced at $700 upon launch, entering a field populated by Apple’s iPhone X, Google’s Pixel 2 XL, and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8. The price tag was later reduced to $500, which made the Essential Phone more appealing to customers.
