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I think this company gets a lot of things right. Frankly, some of their marketing really speaks to me, like this bit from the home page[0]. Your phone is your
by microcolonel 9y ago
I think this company gets a lot of things right. Frankly, some of their marketing really speaks to me, like this bit from the home page[0].
Your phone is your personal property. It’s a public expression of who you are and what you stand for.
Just because we played a part in making it doesn’t mean you should be forced to advertise that fact to everyone in your life. Now you know why we don't have any logos on the phone.
They've thoroughly outclassed Apple in this and a number of other ways. I think they've put a lot of thought into matching the thoughts and aspirations of customers, and if the phone is anywhere near what it's cracked up to be, it's probably worth the price.
[0]: https://www.essential.com/ https://www.essential.com/
- remir 9y agoThe only problem I see with the Essential Phone is that you'll only receive 2 years of OS updates. For a $700 phone, that's a bit insulting.
- collinmanderson 9y ago> Essential Phone will get guaranteed Android OS updates for 2 years and will get monthly security updates for 3 years, so your phone will always be secure and have the latest features. Yeah, that doesn't seem that great at all. iPhones are 3-5 years. https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/53mizf/iphone_ios_support_schedule_oc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/53mizf/iph...
- microcolonel 9y agoThat is indeed a bit alarming. Maybe that's how they manage to hit even that price point with the kinds of materials they're using. That said, 2 years is the standard replacement period for most postpaid carriers, so it might be that way effectively anyway for many customers.