Essential PH-1 vs the best smartphones in the market

Essential PH-1 vs other High-End smartphones.

| Updated: Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 18:42 [IST]

The smartphones are changing, and they are changing for good. Something started by LG with the 2016 flagship handset- LG G5 and its successor LG G6, is now inspiring other smartphone makers to improve on mobile experience.

Essential PH-1 vs the best smartphones in the market

Andy Rubin, the creator of Android has unveiled the first look of his ambitious project- the Essential PH 1. It's the Android device in process that aims to offer the best of both the worlds; i.e. a modular handset with a screen that takes up almost the entire front face of the smartphone.

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Besides the futuristic design, the smartphone is also said to offer the latest mobile CPU, ample RAM and enough storage. Let's find out how it compares with the best smartphones available in the market today.

Google Pixel XL

Buy At Price of Rs 54,000
Key Specs

5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection
2.15 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB / 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Fingerprint sensor
12.3MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3450mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy S8

Buy At Price of Rs 57,900
Key Specs

5.8 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
3000 MAh Battery

Google Pixel

Buy At Price of Rs 44,000
Key Specs

5 inch FHD AMOLED Display
2.15GHz Snapdragon 821 Quad-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 32/128 ROM
12MP Camera With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Single Nano Sim
USB Type-C
4G VoLTE/NFC/Bluetooth
2770 MAh Battery

Apple iPhone 7

Buy At Price of Rs 45,790
Key Specs

4.7 Inch Retina HD Display With 3D Touch
Quad-Core Apple A10 Fusion Processor
Force Touch Technology
2GB RAM With 32/128/256GB ROM
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Touch ID
Bluetooth 4.2
LTE Support
Water And Dust Resistance

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 64,900
Key Specs

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
3500 MAh Battery

LG G6

Buy At Price of Rs 41,723
Key Specs

5.7-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ LCD display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 564 PPI
Quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 64GB (UFS 2.0) internal memory
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
13MP dual rear cameras
5MP front camera
Fingerprint sensor
Water, dust resistant (IP68)
4G LT
3300mAh battery

HTC U Ultra

Buy At Price of Rs 48,314
Key Specs

5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.0-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) 520 PPI Super LCD 5 secondary display
Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 64-bit processor
4GB RAM
64/128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI
Hybrid dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
12MP (UltraPixel 2) rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Sony Xperia XZs

Buy At Price of Rs 48,907
Key Specs

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display
Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 64-bit 14nm processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB via microSD card
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
13MP front-facing camera
DSEE HX, LDAC, Digital Noise Cancelling
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE
2900mAh Battery with Qnovo's Adaptive Charging technology

Huawei Mate 9

Buy At Price of Rs 45,500
Key Specs

5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, 96% NTSC Color Gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960 processor + i6 co-processor, Mali G71 Octa-core GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
20MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras with Leica lenses, f/2.2 aperture
8MP front-facing camera, f/1.9 aperture
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with fast charging