Nextbit Robin review: A cloud-first 2016 phone that auto-uploaded apps to free local storage.
The cloud-first phone.
Nextbit Robin auto-archived unused apps to 100 GB of free cloud storage — an inventive concept from a Kickstarter-funded startup. Razer acquired the team in 2017.
01Display
68/10068/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
02Camera
58/10058/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
03Performance
60/10060/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
04Battery
58/10058/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
05Build
70/10070/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
06Value
60/10060/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
- Auto-uploaded unused apps to cloud.
- Mint/black industrial design from Scott Croyle (HTC One).
- 100 GB free cloud storage.
- Front stereo + jack.
- Tiny 2,680 mAh battery.
- Cloud features depended on Wi-Fi.
- Snapdragon 808 throttled.
- Nextbit shut down in 2017 (acquired by Razer).
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .