You won't have to deal with carrier bloat, either, or wait for your mobile provider to figure out its update plans. (greenbot.com)
It's available exclusively from Verizon Wireless for a limited time for $ 408, but starting in October you can get it unlocked on GSM carriers (and free of carrier bloat) for $ 450. (theverge.com)
Even within the Essential Phone's ideal audience — Android fans who want a boutique phone without carrier bloat — Google already has its own Pixel smartphone, and with the upcoming Apple iPhone 8, the upscale smartphone market only looks to get more saturated. (ibtimes.com)