Thursday, February 18

Nextbit Robin review: Novel hardware, absurd cloud storage


SPECS AT A GLANCE: Nextbit Robin
SCREEN 1920×1080 5.2" (423ppi) LCD
OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow
CPU Six-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (two 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 cores and four 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 cores)
RAM 3GB
GPU Adreno 418
STORAGE 32GB
NETWORKING 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
BANDS GSMA Version

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

HSPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100

LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/28

CDMA Version

CDMA 800/1900

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

HSPA 1700/1800/1900/2100

LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/7/13/20/25/26/41

PORTS USB 3.0 Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack
CAMERA 13MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus, 5MP front camera
SIZE (not official) 149.3 x 72.1 x 7.2 mm
WEIGHT  ????????
BATTERY 2,680 mAh
STARTING PRICE $399
OTHER PERKS NFC, quick charging, fingerprint sensor, white notification LED

Now here's something you don't see every day: a brand new smartphone company. "Nextbit" is a San Francisco-based OEM that was only founded in 2013. Today, thanks to the magic of Kickstarter, the company has shipped its first-ever smartphone called the Nextbit Robin.

While the name is new, the company is made up of some notable industry veterans. The founders, Tom Moss and Mike Chan, are both former Googlers from the Android team. Moss is also a founding board member of Cyanogen, Inc. Nextbit's lead designer, Scott Croyle, was snatched away from HTC where he was responsible for everything from the legendary HTC Evo to the HTC One M8.

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