Andy Rubin co-created Android, the smartphone operating system that powers 2 billion devices around the world. After leaving Google, he launched a new project: The Essential PH-1. It’s an Android ...

The stunning Essential Phone PH-1 feels brilliant in the hand and it’s one of the fastest phones we’ve tested. There's no bloatware or unsightly logos, and its premium materials survived a six-foot ...

When Essential launched its inaugural handset, the PH-1, the hype was off the charts. Essential touted the edge-to-edge design, modular magnetic accessories, and near-stock home screen and apps. The ...

Andy Rubin was disillusioned. He helped build the Android operating system. He watched as Google acquired the company, and he steered development on the mobile OS for years after that. And somewhere ...

Essential, Andy Rubin's new startup, has finally unveiled its first smartphone. Why is this significant? Well, Rubin was one of the founders of the Android operating system before it was acquired by ...

It looks as if the mobile world has come to a plateau with design. Each iteration of the latest and greatest brings fewer changes to the physical designs. The reason? Most companies seem to have found ...

I'm that 5G guy. I've actually been here for every "G." I've reviewed well over a thousand products during 18 years working full-time at PCMag.com, including every generation of the iPhone and the ...