Andy Rubin's Essential PH-1 phone to have its 'first look event' on 25 August

Essential is inviting people for ‘First Look Event’ of the Essential PH-1 phone on 25 August. According to a report by droidlife the company has sent out  an invitation which says “First Look Event, Friday, August 25th, 2017 6 PM to 8 PM”. The event is limited to few people in Los Angeles, as not everyone has got the invite for the event, the website reported. [caption id=“attachment_3868963” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image Credit: Essential[/caption] **Andy Rubin** , the creator of the **Essential Phone** and **Android** co-founder **recently announced** the shipping of the device on his Twitter account. He thanked the buyers and mentioned that the devices will be shipped in a few weeks to the costumers who have registered for the phone. The essential phone is made up of Titanium and is priced at $699 (approx. Rs 44,795). It features a 5.7-inch bezel-less design with QHD resolution and a 19:10 aspect ratio. The smartphone also features the world’s smallest modular 360-degree camera which can be purchased as a $50 (approx. Rs 3,204) accessory with the phone. Andy Rubin’s **Essential PH-1 smartphone** is powered by the Snapdragon 835 chipset which also bundles in the Adreno 540 GPU. The device comes with 4 GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. Essential PH-1 features three camera sensors, two 13 MP RGB sensors and one 13 MP monochromatic sensor on the rear side of the phone. The three sensors help the smartphone in capturing images through a unique ‘Image fusion technology’. The phone can record videos at 30 fps, 1080p video at 60 fps and 2720p video at 120 fps.