The new Android flagship Essential phone is a paradox. It is a capable, well-crafted flagship smartphone built in a shockingly short time by a new company staffed with a crew of mobile hardware ...

Before it kicked the bucket, Essential was teasing a radical new “Gem” smartphone that never came to market, but someone on eBay is currently selling quite a few of them. Essential’s founder, Andy ...

Essential Products has found a U.S. carrier to distribute its Essential PH-1 handset, and that carrier is Sprint. Essential still plans to offer the unlocked phone directly to consumers online, but ...