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    #4: The Essential Phone

    March 24th, 2020 · 53 minutes

    What's the history of Essential PH-1, and what is it like to use this 2017 device today?

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    Links and Show Notes

    Essential Phone - Wikipedia
    Essential Products - Wikipedia
    Flashback - Relay FM
    The Essential Phone Review: Save Your Money! - MKBHD - YouTube
    Essential Phone review - The Verge
    Essential Phone review - The Verge - YouTube
    Essential phone set to get Android 11 Dev Preview support - 9to5Google
    The Essential Phone is Seriously Underrated - Austin Evans - YouTube
    Former Essential employee reveals designs for unreleased PH-2 and PH-3 phones
    Essential reveals Project Gem smartphone with very long, unusual design - The Verge
    An Update from Essential
    Xbox Series X Hands On, Gameplay & Controller! - Austin Evans - YouTube
    Austin's Stealth Instagram Picture
    Essential 360˚ Camera: Hands-On First Impressions | WIRED
    Austin's 360 Camera
    'Installing Update'
    dbrand » Official Shop
    Austin's Skinned Z-Flip