After months of delay, Andy Rubin’s Essential has finally provided customers who pre-ordered the handset with a confirmed shipped date. The email from Essential says that their pre-ordered Essential Phone is ready and will be shipped out to them within 7 days.
For now, the company is only shipping the Black Moon color of the device to customers who pre-ordered it, with shipping for the Pure White version still a couple of weeks away. To avoid further frustration, Essential is also offering users the option to change their Pure White Essential Phone pre-order to Black Moon. Below is the email that all customers who pre-ordered the Essential Phone have received over the last 24 hours: Sprint is the only carrier in the US to carry the Essential Phone officially. The carrier is expected to start shipping the handset on August 18 or later. As for the Essential 360 camera, it is still not clear when the modular attachment would start shipping. By sending out this email, Essential has at least been able to stick to at least one of its self-imposed timeframe regarding the Essential Phone’s shipping.
