We are still on the verge of knowing when the Essential PH-1 will actually becoming available to the public. Even so, Foxconn's filing for a $3 million investment into Essential has brought the company's valuation to about $1.2 billion, breaking past the $1 billion barrier and pegging it as a "unicorn" in the tech industry. This is according to Bloomberg columnist Tim Culpan via Twitter. Essential was previously valued at $997 million in June following a short period of large investment backing. This was also around the time that executives were leaving the company. Essential PH-1...
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