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Essential Phone vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus vs LG G6 and others: size comparison

By Victor Hristov

Updated: May 30, 2017, 8:48 AM

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Essential Phone vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus vs LG G6 and others: size comparison

The Essential Phone has broken cover and it aims at the very top of the hill: the palace atop mountain flagshipia where the Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxies of the world reside.

It's got the technical chops: the powerful Snapdragon 835 system chip and what looks like a clean, clutter free version of Android. But it's also got something else: an immersive, bezel-less display that takes nearly all of the phone's front, with a bigger screen-to-body ratio than even the Galaxy S8.

This is what allows the Essential Phone to be big, yet feel small. Its 5.71-inch display is not curved also, which some users will appreciate. The display is also taller, narrower, with a 19:10 aspect ratio, similar to the one on the Galaxy S8 and LG G6. So how does the Essential Phone size compare to the size of the S8, the G6, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, the HTC U11, the Google Pixel XL and other phones around? Let's find out!

The bezel-less crowd

First, we compare the Essential Phone's size to the size of other 'bezel-less', full-screen devices like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, as well as the LG G6.

Front view
Side view

Essential Phone

Dimensions

5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 inches

141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm

Weight

6.53 oz (185 g)

Samsung Galaxy S8

Dimensions

5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches

148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm

Weight

5.47 oz (155 g)

LG G6

Dimensions

5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches

148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm

Weight

5.75 oz (163 g)

Samsung Galaxy S8+

Dimensions

6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches

159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm

Weight

6.10 oz (173 g)

Essential Phone

Dimensions

5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 inches

141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm

Weight

6.53 oz (185 g)

Samsung Galaxy S8

Dimensions

5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches

148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm

Weight

5.47 oz (155 g)

LG G6

Dimensions

5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches

148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm

Weight

5.75 oz (163 g)

Samsung Galaxy S8+

Dimensions

6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches

159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm

Weight

6.10 oz (173 g)

Compare these and other phones using our Size Comparison tool.

Against phablets

Next, we look at the Essential Phone in comparison to traditional flagships: great devices that have not yet made the jump to a bezel-less screen to see just how much of a radical difference the new design makes.

Front view
Side view

Essential Phone

Dimensions

5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 inches

141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm

Weight

6.53 oz (185 g)

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

Weight

6.63 oz (188 g)

Google Pixel XL

Dimensions

6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches

154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm

Weight

5.93 oz (168 g)

HTC U11

Dimensions

6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches

153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Essential Phone

Dimensions

5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 inches

141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm

Weight

6.53 oz (185 g)

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

Weight

6.63 oz (188 g)

Google Pixel XL

Dimensions

6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches

154.72 x 75.74 x 8.6 mm

Weight

5.93 oz (168 g)

HTC U11

Dimensions

6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches

153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Compare these and other phones using our Size Comparison tool.

Essential Phone vs iPhone 7 and other smaller flagships

Front view
Side view

Essential Phone

Dimensions

5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 inches

141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm

Weight

6.53 oz (185 g)

Apple iPhone 7

Dimensions

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches

138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm

Weight

4.87 oz (138 g)

Huawei P10

Dimensions

5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches

145.3 x 69.3 x 6.98 mm

Weight

5.11 oz (145 g)

Essential Phone

Dimensions

5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 inches

141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm

Weight

6.53 oz (185 g)

Apple iPhone 7

Dimensions

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches

138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm

Weight

4.87 oz (138 g)

Huawei P10

Dimensions

5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches

145.3 x 69.3 x 6.98 mm

Weight

5.11 oz (145 g)

See the full Essential Phone vs Apple iPhone 7 vs Huawei P10 size comparison or compare them to other phones using our Size Comparison tool.

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.