Andy Rubin’s phone and smart home company may have cancelled their second handset, and possibly be on the market but they expanded their range of modular attatchments for the 1st gen PH1 phone this week with a
Arriving later this year the dongle includes a built-in high-resolution ESS Sabre DAC, an audiophile-grade amp and is ‘crafted from machined titanium for exceptional durability’. The dongle allows Essential phone owners to charge their phone and listen to music through a headphone jack.
The dongle is certified for Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) format which is handy as Essential has parntered with music streaming service Tidal for the launch. Anyone purchasing the dongle will receive a three-month subscription to the Tidal Hi-Fi tier – normally worth AUD$23.99 a month.
There’s no pricing available for the dongle, but given its construction it’s sure to come at a pretty high cost. Essential is now shipping the phone to Australia, so we should be able to get the dongle delivered here when it becomes available.
