It's here!

[Clementine_3]

My black moon came this morning and stupid work got in the way. It's mostly set up and just wow, I really like it.

I'm used to Moto's and plain vanilla Android so no surprise there. I thought I'd miss the few Moto apps but I don't (so far). This is clean and fast!

Display looks good and most stuff/apps fill the screen fully but some don't yet, the Googly does.

Signal is good, I was worried about that.

It feels really good all naked but I covered up. Tudia case and screen protector for just in case. It is a great size and still a large-ish screen (5.71), very comfy to hold and it's heavy for it's size. I like the heft, it sure doesn't feel all plastic-y.

I had 3 updates waiting, Essential is doing a job with that.

I don't hate the camera at all, much better than my MXP. I do mostly take quick snaps though so I'm not bothered with perfection.

Yeah, barring any unfound issues it's a keeper.

 

[Jfalls63]

Same size as the XPE?

 

[Clementine_3]

Nope. The phone is smaller but the screen is the same.
Some stuff does get 'shrunk' so is a tad smaller.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

I heard they were done. Is that true? I haven't been following the forums. Some random post on the tubes.

 

[Clementine_3]

Yeah, much to my chagrin, they are no more. Mine eventually died and now I have a Pixel 3a.

 

[Hadron]

I eventually bought a Pixel 2 because the Essential wasn't sold in the UK (and I didn't want to buy an import with no warranty and no repair facilities this side of the Atlantic). But I always wished I'd had the chance to buy the Essential.

The Pixel is still working, though next month's security update is supposed to be the last (and it didn't get one this month). But the Essential was a much more interesting device.

 

[Clementine_3]

I really did love that phone. Le sigh