r/essential↗
Essential
The original, official subreddit for all things Essential (the now closed mobile tech company), and its successor, OSOM. We're here keeping the lights on with home brew and even some user built custom hardware. Most discussions are welcome within the framework of Essential and OSOM.
21k subscribers4 posts / mo in Sep 20264 authors / mosince 2013
r/essential has 21k members (+1.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4 posts a month from 4 people. Top topics: Camera Tech & Issues, Google Pixel Issues and Battery Life & Health.
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- Camera Tech & Issues1.5%
- Google Pixel Issues1.4%
- Battery Life & Health1.1%
- VR and 360 Cameras1.0%
- Custom ROMs & Kernels0.9%
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