From PC World: Apparently Essential doesn't feel like a full product catalogue are all that necessary to a sound business plan. Following a Bloomberg report that claimed the fledgling and flailing phone maker headed by Android creator Andy Rubin has slashed its workforce by 30 percent and was prepping the company for a sale, Essential has now stopped selling its namesake product, the PH-1, a titanium-and-ceramic beauty of a handset that never quite lived up to its own hype.
In a statement to 9to5Google, Essential confirmed the phone was indeed sold out on its website, as indicated by a banner where a "Buy now" button should be. However, te spokesperson also added that it "won’t be adding any new inventory," a sure sign that the once-hyped handset is officially discontinued. (As of this writing the phone is still available at Amazon in black and gray.)
At the time of its launch, Essential Phone was the first handset with an "edge-to-edge" notched design and a complete lack of branding, but was missing premium features such as water resistance, wireless charging, and (at the time) a headphone jack. It was originally priced at $799, but was quickly discounted to $599.
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