NextBit Launches Robin – The “Cloud First” Smartphone

Nextbit has unveiled its “cloud – first” smartphone ‘Robin’ and it is now also up for pre – ordering in a number of countries including India. This new revolutionary smartphone is available for $399 i.e., Rs. 26,000, plus an additional cost of $70 (Rs. 4,600) for shipping. Nextbit is a new startup with ex-employees of Google, Apple, Amazon and HTC working here. The first goal of the startup was to develop a data transfer service baton based on cloud. This is the core technology used in Robin which makes it more impressive than its other hardware specifications.

The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s hexa – core Snapdragon 808 processor. It has 3GB RAM, an internal storage capacity of 32GB and cloud storage of 100GB. The must speculated smartphone sports a 5.2 inch IPS LCD display with 1080p and made up of Gorilla Glass 4. Robin comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera with dual tone flash, phase detection and autofocus and a front camera of 5 megapixels. The 2680mAh battery comes with Quick Charge support and USB type- C connector. The phone also has a fingerprint sensor and dual front facing speakers for immersive audio experience.

Now the main thing to be noticed about Robin is that its memory cannot be expanded. Instead, you have to use the 100GB cloud storage that you get with the purchase. When you are using wi-fi, your phone automatically backs up everything to the cloud server. Robin has the capability to learn which apps you frequently used and which are rarely used. Now rarely used apps, songs and other items are automatically removed from the phone’s internal storage and placed in cloud storage. The frequently used things are then placed in the internal memory. If you want to use some app stored in the cloud, you can access it with one tap.