Essentials PH-1 The Verdict.

I like that the phone has many high end features for a decent price. Good camaras. Many sensors for gps, compass, altimeter, gyroscope and 2 others. You can install apps that greatly extend the phones abilities. Many trades people can use these for diagnostics etc. I also like the sleek polished look. Mine looked brand new. I really like the onboard storage. 8 gigs ram and 128 gigs for apps and photos etc. I like the full size screen with narrow bezels. The good and bad. However, the narrow bezel has to curve as to contacting the screen. The screen then Stands Proud of the case. Your gorilla glass screen will not survive a corner drop from 2.5 feet. The titanium band gives the fragile phone extra strength. The titanium band will dent and scratch when it hits concrete. The back is made of glass. This is to make the phone transparent to the signals being broadcast. The back will break also. Please buy a decent case to protect the easily broken screen. I bought a $16 case that had a built in screen protector. I SHOULD have bought it first. lol The phones glass back is extremely smooth and frictionless. That alone makes the phone vulnerable to a crash landing from almost any surface. A slight unlevel surface or one getting bumped or any vibration even from a laptop fan/HD will make it more likely to fall. Save the heartache of a cracked screen. Buy a case and prevent most of the danger. A new screen is over $50 and is difficult to replace. A screen can not be removed and then reset as in changing out the battery. ie a battery replacement will also require a new screen. You are at "it is cheaper to buy another phone." lolRead full review

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned