Here’s our first look at the new smartphone from the creator of Android

Think there are too many smartphones on the market? Get ready for one more, though don't write this one off just yet.

Andy Rubin, best known as the creator of Android, has today shown off a fragment of a phone he's reportedly developing, teasing we'll see the new device go on sale before long.

We first heard inkling in the phone  in January, when it was reported Rubin had formed a new company called Essential. The handset, described at the time as high-end, is said to be the marquee device in a number of rumored consumer products from the firm.

Here's our first look at the phone, with Rubin noting he's "eager to get it in more people's hands":