INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
If you're worried that non-foldable smartphone design has gotten stale and familiar in recent years, you may find Essential's next Android
could be the company's Essential Phone follow-up, tweeting out numerous pictures and even a video.In a statement published by 9to5Google,
We look forward to sharing more in the near future."Currently referred to simply as 'GEM', the upcoming phone has a long and slender design,
appearing roughly half the width of your average smartphone in 2019
So far, the handset has been shown off in four different color options.On the front of the device, we can see what Rubin describes as a "New
UI for radically different formfactor [sic]", with one image showing numerous stacked apps on a single screen, and another image displaying
credit: Andy Rubin)Image 2 of 2Essential's maps app takes us down a long and lonesome road(Image credit: Andy Rubin)While Apple's iPhone
X kicked off the 'display notch' craze, it's worth noting that the original Essential Phone was first to implement a display cutout for
in-screen camera, so either those plans have changed, or a true Essential Phone successor is also in the works alongside the GEM.Along with
the above images, Rubin also posted a video showing the GEM devices from the rear to better demonstrate the "Colorshift" material which
actually changes shade when viewed from different angles.At present, no release date information has been offered for the upcoming device,
though we'd expect an official announcement to come in the not-too-distant future.
