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Essential Phone (essential-mata)

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Essential Phone (PH1)
Manufacturer Essential
Name Phone (PH1)
Codename essential-mata
Released 2017
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (MSM8998)
CPU Kryo 280 Octa-core (2.45GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad)
GPU Adreno 540
Display 1312 x 2560 IPS
Storage 128 GB
Memory 4 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 7.1.1
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 4.4.227
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Broken
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Broken
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Broken
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Broken
USB OTG
Broken
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
Broken
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • laserbeamh
  • takizawa.fumiya

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

The Essential Phone uses Fastboot as the flashing protocol.

To enter Fastboot mode, hold Volume Down while powering on the device. Let go of Volume Down when "Fastboot mode" displays on the screen.

Installation

   fastboot --set-active=a
   pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition system_a
   pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel --partition boot_a

Status

Mata successfully boots into a stable session however, there is currently no touch capability. The device required is /dev/event5 which will load on a TWRP partition, but not in pmOS due to blobs.

Weston and GNOME display graphical outputs.

See also