Tweet sent by Andy Rubin includes photo partially revealing his iPhone/Google Pixel challenger

   The person responsible for creation of android, Andy Rubin is developing a handset that will challenge high-end phones like the Apple iPhone and the Google Pixel series. Rubin, known as "the father of Android," is working through a new company he started which goes by the name Essential Products.

    A tweet posted by Rubin includes a photograph that shows him holding his new phone. The images on the screen confirm that the phone is powered by Android, and the handset appears to sport thin bezels and rounded edges. A message that Rubin included with the tweet says, "I'm really excited about how this is shaping up. Eager to get it in more people's hands..."