Essential Phone Price Dropped To $499

[DroidModderX]

Andy Rubin's new hardware company has experienced major growing pains to say the least. Their first flagship launch was a major disaster. The Essential phone was announced to plenty of fan fair and hype. Pre-Sales went live and shipping dates were promised and then pushed back. Finally the phones shipped and we found out that the company wasn't even able to break a couple thousand in sales. The phone had camera issues and was priced way to high to not be perfect in every way.

Essential had announced a $200 price drop which means the phone is now selling for $499 which would have been a much more attractive starting point. The phone is still very interesting and I am sure will pick up a bit of steam now that it is priced to sale. Does this reignite anyone's interest in the device?

 

[wicked]

Andy Rubin's new hardware company has experienced major growing pains to say the least. Their first flagship launch was a major disaster. The Essential phone was announced to plenty of fan fair and hype. Pre-Sales went live and shipping dates were promised and then pushed back. Finally the phones shipped and we found out that the company wasn't even able to break a couple thousand in sales. The phone had camera issues and was priced way to high to not be perfect in every way.

Essential had announced a $200 price drop which means the phone is now selling for $499 which would have been a much more attractive starting point. The phone is still very interesting and I am sure will pick up a bit of steam now that it is priced to sale. Does this reignite anyone's interest in the device?

I really love the looks of this phone. Would've gotten one if it had better camera.

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[me just sayin]

That is what it should have been from the start. I read it was not selling.

 

[kinfolk248]

That is what it should have been from the start. I read it was not selling.

yea it started out way too expensive to begin with...

 

[PereDroid]

I was hela interested in that seafoam colored one. Which isn't even COMING SOON anymore. They don't even offer a white one anymore.
This phone / company is doomed. Bye Bye Essential.

 

[boidsonly]

I was going with the V30 but with this price drop I may grab one when (or if) the other colors are released.

 

[hammerhead13]

Personally starting a new company and new device would have been smarter with a introductory price to get people familiar with the company and their direction. Basically it should have been competitively priced to the the OnePlus devices. As they built up a following and showed they can make a quality device then it's a different story like the Google Devices. Just MHO.

 

[PereDroid]

Excellent point

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[xeene]

They need to drop it by another 300 to be competitive.

 

[bkdodger]

Friends and Family Offer

$200 more if ya know someone that paid full price or camera maybe for ones that have the phone

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[hammerhead13]

Friends and Family Offer

$200 more if ya know someone that paid full price or camera maybe for ones that have the phone

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Am I reading Correctly then it would be $299? That would be a good deal for a Device with those Specs. Just need a Code from Someone who already Purchased one.

 

[bkdodger]

Am I reading Correctly then it would be $299? That would be a good deal for a Device with those Specs. Just need a Code from Someone who already Purchased one.

Yup yup that be right I believe the same


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