The Nextbit Robin's design is likely to divide opinion, and in many ways I'm not its biggest fan – it's a bit too plasticky. But I really respect the fact that Nextbit has done something different here; this is a phone that doesn't look like anything else
I don't dislike the Robin's use of cloud storage as such, but it's positioned as the main selling point of the phone, and it's far too problematic for me to recommend the Robin on the strength of it. Overall it would have been better with just a microSD s
I really want to love the Nextbit Robin. Nextbit's desire to be different appeals to me, but that desire has driven it to solve a problem that doesn't really exist – or at least one that could have been solved just as well with a microSD card.I don't real...
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Published: 2016-07-25, Author: Matt , review by: Theinquirer.net
Great design, Unique cloud storage features, Inexpensive
Camera not great, OS could be less intrusive, Very laggy performance
Street-cred wise this is a great phone. It is a breath of fresh air in an all metal world. It is also a very good idea to hook up a phone to cloud for it to backup automatically and especially for a challenger brand. However, niggles remain. The camera is...
The final feelings for us are ones of a chance missed. Nextbit has created a unique phone and created a buzz, but they've gone out on a limb by pushing a cloud storage function that is much better on paper than in reality. Had the company plumped for a ba...
Slow camera, intermittently slow software, cloud archiving of apps ultimately annoys, poor battery life
A great premise can get you a long way. The Nextbit Robin sparked the internet public's imagination, claiming to bring an end to running out of storage. It does, but only on a superficial level. Like a wish from a genie, this solution comes with irritatin...
Published: 2016-02-19, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Interesting design, good camera, nice display, good spec for price, free from software clutter, good fingerprint scanner
Some software oddities, the cloud side seems sort of pointless, no microSD, some build quality concerns
The Nextbit Robin makes a strong case as a newcomer to the smartphone world. We like the refreshing design - although bear in mind those odd lumps and bumps we've found on our review sample - and we like the clutter-free software approach. Nextbit'...
Published: 2016-02-18, Author: Darren , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
Abstract: Smartphones can be boring. These tiny machines of glass-and-metal have fundamentally changed how we communicate with one another, but they also look incredibly similar. You do a slight upgrade here, more powerful silicon there, all tied up in a familiar r...
Looks nice, feels nice (but big), Includes plenty of cloud storage, Respectable camera hardware, Good speakers
Incredibly slow camera (bug), Buggy software, Core app-zapping feature annoys, Bigger than its screen inch count suggests, Mediocre battery life
It has a pretty sweet look to go with it The Nextbit Robin has a lot of interesting ideas that might make you go ‘ooh' when you read about them (granted, probably not here). It sells itself as a next-gen phone, but through services rather than hardware...
