According to a recent estimates provided by BayStreet Research, the Essential Phone has sold just 5,000 units by way of major US wireless carrier Sprint since the handset hit store shelves around a couple of weeks ago. It goes without saying that this figure is rather tame compared to the sales numbers of industry leaders Samsung and Apple, who usually ship tens of millions of units every quarter in America alone.
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