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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?
Maybe I'm just buying into the marketing hype, but this actually seems pretty cool and I'm curious what the OS feels like.
The sub-sections underneath the "Phone" menu are Accessories, Materials, Colors, Screen, Camera, Specifications, Order. OS doesn't seem like something they want to discuss much. (They are all about this whizzy 360º camera though!)
At this point, the only thing I care about is whether or not they plan on releasing quality software updates in a timely manner for a reasonable amount of time...
They stated 2 years OS updates, 3 years monthly security updates in the blog post.
> 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.
I do not think the word "always" means what they think it means :)
If they really made it well, it would come with a declared lifetime. What it has is a 2 year $99 extra warranty, on top of a $699 price.
Eh, who has a phone longer than 2 years now?
I just feel like it's a rip off to ask me to shell out £500 every two years for new iPhone, £600 for new iPad and £2000 for new MacBook Pro (prices are my best guess, I think new iPhones actually go for as much as £700 with better specs). So I try to go using my current tech longer.
It's also environment friendly. Bad for companies if more customers start thinking like this because they depend on selling the same device over and over again with minor tweaks.
Why should I care about this?
If they really made it well, it would come with a declared lifetime. What it has is a 2 year $99 extra warranty, on top of a $699 price.
Eh, who has a phone longer than 2 years now?
Thanks to non-replaceable batteries, most phones will barely last half a day after 2 years. That was the only reason I upgraded.