The original notched Android phone was met with pretty solid reviews overall after its launch just under a year ago. Here at Techaeris, the phone received high marks too, with reviewer Jason Bouwmeester praising the build quality, specs, performance, and QHD screen. The phone has already seen one pretty major price reduction that brought the MSRP down to $499 USD, though today you can pick up an Essential Phone of your very own for the low low price of $399 USD.
Amazon has both the Black Moon and Pure White models on sale for $399. If you’d like to add the available 360° camera the price comes out to $467.88, while a bundle including the phone and Essential HD Earbuds brings the price to $496.87. This is still a pretty great phone at an even better price than it was previously. In case you need a refresher on what’s included, take a look at the specs and see just what you’re getting:
- Titanium body
- Ceramic back
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover glass
- Display: 5.71″ 2560 x 1312 QHD, 19×10 aspect ratio, CGS/LPTS
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (2.45GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad)
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 128GB UFS 2.1
- Rear Camera: 13MP Dual RGB + Mono, f/1.85, Hybrid Auto Focus, Contrast, Phase Detect, Laser Assist Focus, Video at 4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps, or 720p 120fps
- Front Camera: 8MP resolution with 16:9 aspect ration, f/2.2 fixed hyperfocal lens, Video at 4K 30fps, 1080p 60fps, or 720p 120fps
- Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, NFC
- Ports: USB Type-C, 2x accessory power pins
- Sensors: Fingerprint Reader, Proximity, Ambient Light, Barometer, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, GPS, GLONASS
- Battery: 3040mAh with fast charging
- SIM Card: NanoSIM
- Network/Bands
- UMTS/HSPA+: 1, 2, 4, 5 6, 8
- GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- CDMA EV-DO Rev. A: 0, 1, 10
- FDD-LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
- TDD-LTE: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
- TD-SCDMA: 34, 39
- Water and Dust Resistant: IP54
- Dimensions: 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8mm
- Weight: < 185 grams
Have you been thinking about grabbing an Essential Phone but it just hadn’t hit the right price yet? Is $399 USD a perfect price for this phone? Tell us what you think in the comment section below, or on Google+, Twitter, or Facebook.
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