You ’ve got to appreciate a company that does n’t give up even when things are seem down . Despite a rocky launching harry bydelayed shipment , bare software , anda laggy camera app , Essential has done an admirable job of turn over an over - hyped ( and expensive ) sound into something youmight actually require to buy .
And now , even in the look ofa reportedly impending cut-rate sale , Essential is still teasing hooey like this : A Modern accessory for thePH-1that delivers mellow - fidelityMQAaudio rendering , a build up - in digital - to - analog converter , and a handy earpiece diddlysquat — all in a little mod that magnetically clips onto the back of the phone . With this supplement , Essential is also pitching afree , three - month test for Tidal , which as you ’d look uses MQA rendering to deliver better - timbre music than more popular services like Apple Music or Spotify .
While the Leontyne Price of the unexampled MQA sound recording mod is unidentified ( it has n’t showed up on theEssential storeyet ) , its comer suggest that Essential still has some gas forget in the tank . The mod is just the second accessory for the Essential Phone that takes advantage of the phone ’s trailer truck - modularity , the first being the 360 camera mod that was available shortly after launching .
Those two little holes in the top right is where the new audio mod connects to the phone.Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)
Originally , Essential had a whole ecosystem of add-on and add - ons planned to be used with the magnetized pin connecter on the back of the PH-1 , including a wireless charger and others . And then there ’s the yet - to - be - releasedEssential Home , which was supposed to be a wise home assistant that functioned like a souped - upEcho Spot .
It ’s supporting to see continued support and development for the substantive earphone because after its other bother , it would have been so easy to give up . But with a price dip from $ 700 to $ 500 ( or less depending on sale ) , monthlyAMA ’s with its customer , and living for thenext version of Android , Essential seems more committed than a lot of company to the happiness of its users .
Hopefully , Essential gets a chance to issue a 2d gadget . After all , a lot of good ideas went into the PH-1 , including its gorgeous minimalist design , exceedingly sporty install of Android , and of path , that notch , which was the birth of the bountiful ( andpossibly most controversial ) trend in smartphones right now .
AndroidAndy RubinConsumer TechSmartphones
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