Ed Selley
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The two phones most recently reviewed at the time of writing are the Essential PH-1 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The PH-1 came out a year ago, isn't waterproof, doesn't support wireless charging, has no headphone jack, no microSD slot and a mediocre camera. Yet both the PH-1 and the Note 9 receive 8/10.
Further down the list of reviews is the Galaxy S9 which, although the S9 and Note lines have been very similar for the past two years, receives a 9/10. The phone reviews seem to lack consistency.
I thought that Essential had stopped producing the phone? Sorry my confusion they have cancelled the follow up phone.
I don't personally agree with inserting "not everyone wants a stylus" on the Note 9 review but it's perhaps best to assume / infer the scores should be read in context according to the category of phone.The two phones most recently reviewed at the time of writing are the Essential PH-1 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The PH-1 came out a year ago, isn't waterproof, doesn't support wireless charging, has no headphone jack, no microSD slot and a mediocre camera. Yet both the PH-1 and the Note 9 receive 8/10.
Further down the list of reviews is the Galaxy S9 which, although the S9 and Note lines have been very similar for the past two years, receives a 9/10. The phone reviews seem to lack consistency.
I don't personally agree with inserting "not everyone wants a stylus" on the Note 9 review but it's perhaps best to assume / infer the scores should be read in context according to the category of phone.
So a family run around getting 8/10 does not make it equivalent to the convertible getting 8/10. Different strokes for different folks.
Also some annual upgrades may technically improve on last year's model but the score may reflect the improvement is too incremental
Cheers
My post was actually agreeing with you but trying to think outside the box. Don't pick a fight in an empty roomI you deliberately choose to ignore the differences I highlighted such as wireless charging, expandable storage, etc then maybe the difference between a PH-1 and Note 9 is incremental. Or maybe some of those features are the "superfluous features" referred to in the review with no examples given.
My post was actually agreeing with you but trying to think outside the box. Don't pick a fight in an empty room