Nextbit Robin Review: This cloud has no silver lining

Nowadays, smartphones come in different storage variants, and many with no expandable storage option either. More often than not the only solution is to shell out more money to buy a higher storage variant. Even I had to settle for a 16GB model of the iPhone 6, because the higher storage variants were beyond my budget. Another workaround involves buying a lower storage variant, and back up your content on cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive or iCloud in case of an iPhone. But what if a smartphone is able to automatically back up your data, and even your apps when your internal storage runs out? US-based Nextbit is trying to deliver this through its first smartphone, Robin.


Priced at Rs 19,999, the Nextbit Robin is also touted as the first cloud smartphone. I will elaborate its much-hyped smart storage feature in a bit, but first let’s talk about the hardware, camera and other key features of the smartphone.

Design

I have had the privilege of using some of the most beautifully designed smartphones such as the HTC One A9, Samsung Galaxy S7 and even budget devices like the LeEco Le 1s. If you look at these smartphones, it’s not hard to guess that the modern smartphones have embraced metal and curvy design, and that’s the way it is going to be in the near future. The Nextbit Robin though neither has metal nor the curves, yet it manages to grab your attention with its unique design.

I have lost count of the number of times people have gazed at the smartphone with utmost curiosity. It is safe to assume that a non-tech enthusiast would not know about the brand, nor might they have seen such a slab-like smartphone in a long time. Donning a plastic body, the Robin has a 5.2-inch rectangle with straight and relatively sharp edges, reminiscent to Microsoft’s Lumia smartphones.



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