Nextbit announces Robin phone with unlimited free storage
The Nextbit Robin, a new, cloud-focused Android smartphone, was launched today with a Kickstarter pledge page, which racked up more than US$250,000 in just a couple of hours. San Francisco-based startup Nextbit Systems launched the device under the slogan 'the smarter smartphone', and claims that the Robin will improve over time.
The new mobile developer, founded in 2013, comprises former Google, Apple, HTC and Amazon employees. Google Ventures and Accel Partners have both invested in Nextbit.
Nextbit Robin specs and price
The Robin spec sheet is impressive. The phone is built with a Snapdragon 808 processor, and has 32 GB of internal storage and 100 GB of cloud storage, a 5.2-inch 1,080p IPS display and 3 GB of RAM. It also has a 2,680 mAh battery, a 13 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front camera and USB-Type C.
The normal price of the Robin is US$399, but the first 1,000 Kickstarter backers will get US$100 off. Subsequent backers will get it for US$349. The Robin will go on general sale early next year.
Building buzz
In an interview with CNET, Nextbit said that the device “will perform better over time and function at a higher level” because the company will continue to optimize the Android operating system. Nextbit Chief Technology Officer Mike Chan added: “We’re focusing on a device that can adapt to you.”
Quite what this means, or how this will affect the phone over its lifetime, we don’t know. We could assume that it's more than the standard Android software updates that other smartphones already receive though.
According to the company's press materials, Robin automatically optimizes storage space depending on how a user operates the phone. By 'learning' the apps you use, Robin sends unused content to the cloud. That way, what you need is on your phone and what you don't is stored in the cloud.
We’ll have more on Nextbit's Android phone when we get our hands on it. You can head over to the Kickstarter page here. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.
very good looking phone, in my country (Bangladesh) the price will be 33,000 taka if yes then I will definitely buy this phone.
No band 40 (TDD) which makes this a no go for me.
What good are top specs when it last a day long battery. Give me a phone that can go for a week and I'll back that up in a sec.
Just average mid line specs. With those sharp corners it will be easily damaged if dropped. No SD no removable battery, not for me. Plus I will never use cloud storage because there is no cloud your info is on someone's server and they have access to it. Nothing is free if you are not paying for it, they are using it to make money some other way.
may be it ll remind u everyday about ur app usage and somehow it ll sneak into ur privacy one day
Nah I don't like the way it looks.
This definitely does sound intriguing.
I just hope they don't have an invite system!
I Just hope it has a removable battery and SD card. Very few new phones have these options.
Sadly no SD card, but then it wouldn't because it appears that this is a "cloud" phone. As I do not use "the cloud", this phone is not for me!
If this phone really work as expected than this would be one of the best phone in the market
Really can't wait see how it works
It's Hardware+Software Personal Assistant (Just like Google Now and Siri but only in Software)
I wonder how it's going to feel in the hands and I wonder what are the specs going to be like so many things to wonder
Yeah
It would be cool!
I would be cool!
Omg
Imagine that. A smart, smart-phone!
Where do I sign up for an invite? oh wait...
My next phone must have a removable battery and a mini SD slot
I want to see it