Essential Phone Review: I Wanted This to be the One

UPDATE: We've re-reviewed the Essential Phone now that its price has dropped substantially. You should read this - things have changed. https://www.droid-life.com/2017/11/06/fresh-look-essential-phone-worth-now/ Buy Essential Phone: http://amzn.to/2B8Xn6Y In our Essential Phone review, well, we're a bit emotional. You see, this is the phone I wanted to want. It's the phone I've been looking forward to the most. The combination of premium materials (titanium and ceramic) and clean software (stock, bare bones Android) is a combination I've been waiting years for someone to put together. The problem here is that the camera experience is just not good enough at the moment and poor software performance has been frustrating to deal with. Those two things can probably be improved, but how long should we wait with this $700 device? It better not be long. Come on, Essential, you can do this.