Android之父Andy Rubin的新產品，終於在前日正式揭開面紗，包含智慧型手機Essential、作業系統Ambient OS以及智慧家居產品Essential Home。

「個人裝置不應該每年更新。」

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曾經創造Android系統的Andy Rubin，因為不滿意科技產業現狀，認為Android不該愈發展愈複雜，喪失科技簡化人們生活的目的，因此創立了新公司Essential。

「在與朋友一段長談後，我決定要創立一種新公司，這種公司使用21世紀的方法創造產品，服務希望活在21世紀的人們。」Andy Rubin在Essential官網這樣寫道。

Essential的公司目標是，個人裝置不應該得每年更新，應該隨著用戶使用而演化進步，而科技應該幫助人們的生活變得更簡單。

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此理念反映到Essential手機的一大設計特點：模組化。Andy Rubin認為人們不應該每換新手機就得買新配件，配件應該得套用於各台手機。因此，Essential的配件，包含充電座與外接360度相機鏡頭，都是透過內建無線資料傳輸磁鐵連接手機裝置。

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而手機的螢幕設計，與三星的Galaxy S8類似，一樣採無邊際螢幕邊框，最大化用戶的視覺體驗。另外，其手機機體外框採鈦合金，宣稱比Apple或三星的鋁合金還堅硬，機殼不怕摔。

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硬體上，Essential也採用相當高規格的配件，包含高通835處理器、4G記憶體、128GB儲存空間等，前置相機達800萬畫素、能錄製4K影片，後製相機則有1300萬畫素，並有感光鏡頭幫助低光源環境拍攝。

此產品定價699美元，雖然尚未透露上市時間，但確定會先從美國作為第一銷售市場。

資料來源：The Verge、TechCrunch、Essential