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The Nextbit Robin is an Android smartphone manufactured by Nextbit (Bought by Razer Inc.). The phone is marketed as "Cloud-first" where it utilizes cloud storage to store data which will not be used for a long period of time, thus saving space in the device's local storage.
The product and crowdfunding campaign was launched on Kickstarter on September 1, 2015. Twelve hours after it was launched, the phone reached its funding goal of US$500,000, much earlier than the expected goal of 30 days, and completed its US$1 million goal within two weeks.
It was launched on 16 February 2016 where 1000 units of the GSM variant was shipped to its backers on Kickstarter, and an additional 2300 units were sold through its official website.
In January 2017, Nextbit was bought by American videogame hardware manufacturer Razer Inc.. Sales of the phone were halted almost immediately after the announcement. 10 months after the acquisition, in November 2017, Razer released the Razer Phone, their very first game-centric smartphone, with the overall design based on the Robin.
Video Nextbit Robin
Specifications
Hardware
The Robin is mostly made of polycarbonate with a matte finish and a Gorilla Glass 4 front panel. The device weighs approximately 150 g (5.3 oz) and is 149 mm (5.9 in) tall, 72 mm (2.8 in) wide, and 7 mm (0.28 in) thick. The display of the device is a 5.2 in (130 mm) IPS LCD with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and pixel density of 424 ppi.
It is powered by a hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (MSM8992), with a 2 + 4 custom processor configuration (2x 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 + 4x 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53) and 3 GB of LPDDR3 RAM.
Memory
The Robin comes with a built-in 32 GB of internal storage, but does not feature microSD card expansion. Instead, the smartphone utilizes cloud storage, which is its highlight feature. It has 100 GB of usable cloud storage offered by Nextbit out of the box, which is integrated within the phone's software as an additional "external" storage.
When installed applications, for example, are not used by the user for a long period, the smartphone automatically detects them and gets backed up and archived into the cloud to reduce internal storage usage inside the phone. It also adapts to the usage patterns of the user and performs the backup process whenever applicable. The smartphone also stores the user's photos in the cloud in the default resolution appropriate for upload, until the user specifies the resolution.
Maps Nextbit Robin
Reception
Sales
Pre-orders after the Kickstarter campaign began in October 2015, with shipping set to start in February 2016. The phone later went on sale in India in May 30, 2016 on Flipkart.
Known issues
The Robin had suffered performance issues upon launch, including lag and slow performance of the camera. These issues were marked as resolved by Nextbit by releasing software updates in March and April. However, issues persist for many users. The smartphone was also quite easy to bend with both hands, as was tested by Zack Nelson on his YouTube channel JerryRigEverything.
References
External links
- Official Website
- Kickstarter Campaign
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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