We haven't heard anything from Essential since the company announced the PH-1 and then took pre-sale reservations. Andy Rubin has previously said that it was not going to ask for reservations if the phone wasn't going to be available soon thereafter. Well it looks like Essential is right on track because today, the company's PH-1 has gone through FCC certification. Source: FCC The FCC is what puts a stamp of approval on all smartphones and communication devices that are sold in the US. The Essential PH-1 is the name of the model while "A11" is the variant code. The FCC documents...
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