Android creator launches his own phone

Andy Rubin, the man behind ubiquitous mobile OS Android, has unveiled his first take on the smartphone since leaving Google.
Among other projects Rubin created a gadget startup called Essential, which has also launched a home assistant device called Home that seems designed to take on similar offerings from Amazon and Google. In keeping with that no-nonsense naming policy the phone is called Phone.
The Essential Phone is positioned to attack the premium Android (unsurprisingly) market that is cu