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Why would I spend $700+ on a phone with a dubious fate when I can spend $230 on a Moto G5 Plus and have Lineage OS running on it in no time, for a long time?
> Devices shouldn’t become outdated every year. They should evolve with you.
Also the design looks much nicer than average cheap Android phones.
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From the Project Fi FAQs: >Project Fi is available on the Pixel, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, and Nexus 6. Currently these are the only smartphones to support our network of networks. You must have the North American model of the above devices in order to use it on the Project Fi network.
That's for official support. Project Fi worked fine on my iPhone SE. However, I had problems with Project Fi sending my calls to random other peoples' phones across the country even when I was using my sim in my Nexus so I went back to T-Mobile.
0. http://arkienet.com/2016/03/fi-on-a-non-nexus-phone-is-like-...
To be fair though, Sprint is one of the easier carriers to work with after T-Mobile. I can't imagine them releasing a phone on AT&T or Verizon, as their process is grueling. I guess since they're selling an unlockcked version of their phone, it doesn't really matter to power users. However, most sales for smartphones are from contracts sold directly from carriers so it'll be interesting to see how they'll do in the market with their current strategy (similar to One Plus One).
Props to them though. It's not just about carrier certification. Releasing a smartphone is a long complex process. Some engineers at Sprint were briefly talking about how great the phone was, so I have high hopes.
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Isn't the OS just vanilla Android?
"Isn't the OS just vanilla Android?" Have they discussed whether the phone is designed to be rooted easily ? Like a nexus device, for instance ?
No, it's really not. It's literally just a tool I use for communication.
Of course we'll have to see if Essential can actually deliver on their promise...