Essential’s next phone is called Project Gem and it looks so different

Android creator Andy Rubin’s Essential is back in news again. If you’ve been a fan of company’s Essential Phone, that h a rocky start to begin with only to pleasantly surprise everyone by its tenacious software support even after all this time, you’ll be pleased to kw that a second Essential phone is in making. Rubin and Essential have shared first details of ir upcoming gem of a project, aptly titled Project Gem. And much like Essential Phone 1, this one’s going to also surprise you as well – even more so. For it looks different. Different from anything that we’ve seen before. 

Protos shared by Rubin and Essential on Twitter show off a unique smartphone – a rically different form factor – with an unusually tall display. Sort of like Samsung Galaxy Fold folded. And it’s narrow. Again, sort of like Samsung Galaxy Fold folded. But this is foldable. It’s a regular old-fashioned smartphone – if you can call it that, in first place. re’s a punch hole cutout at top for selfie camera, like one we’ve seen in Samsung Galaxy te 10.  

On back, phone has grient glass. Essential Phone 1 was carved out of titanium and ceramic so we will have to wait and watch what second-generation has in store with regards to build quality. Elsewhere, phone has a single rear camera inside and what appears to be a fingerprint scanner below it. phone, as is new trend, will come in a slew of colours from coral to blue. 

Bigger changes will be coming in software though. Assuming that phone is still running Android, what we see in ims shared by Rubin and Essential, looks like a highly modified version with a card-based interface. Should this be a new ROM based on Android, it would be interesting to see how Rubin and Essential would convince developers into making apps for it. If at all, this is a fully-fledged smartphone and t something that Essential is looking to pitch as a secondary device for a digital detox. Furr details are awaited. 

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