The Essential Phone was for a long time a US affair, but that's about to change since the company behind the flagship smartphone announced it has decided to open official stores in four more countries.

In fact, Essential started to sell its smartphone in Canada earlier this month via Amazon, while one carrier offered a limited variety of color options as well. However, starting today, Essential confirmed that customers in five other countries will be able to order the Essential Phone from dedicated stores.

According to Essential, official stores are now opened in five more countries: Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. There are some special terms and conditions that apply when you buy the Essential Phone from these countries, as well as additional terms applicable to international orders.

Five more countries might not be that much in the grand scheme of things, but for a company that only shipped 90,000 units during the first six months after the Essential Phone was launched, could be an important sale boost.