Nextbit, a San Francisco based technology company, is all set to launch its smartphone Robin in India on May 25. This will be first smartphone of the company. With device company is offering 100GB cloud storage free to its users so that they do not fall short of storage space.
Company has already sent out media invites for an event scheduled to take place on May 25, where it will be unveiling the cloud-first Android smartphone.
Specifications of newly comming smartphone are as follows: It has Google's Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, 5.2-inch full HD display with 1,080x1,920 pixels resolution. The display is protected with special Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The smartphone has fingerprint sensor. Device uses single SIM (GSM) of regular size.
Robin is powered by a 2GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor with 3GB of RAM. Users are provided with 32GB of internal storage along with 100GB of cloud storage. There's a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front-facing camera.
Device measures 149.00 x 72.00 x 7.00 (height x width x thickness). For connectivity device has various options like 4G, LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and GPS. The phone houses a 2,680 mAh battery with Quick Charge support. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope.
The company launched Nextbit Robin in the US last year starting from $399 (roughly Rs. 26,000). We can expect the India pricing of the handset to be around the same price category. The handset comes in two colour variants: Mint and Midnight.
Recently, Nextbit has got BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) approval from the government of India for the shipment of Robin. Nextbit is also offering free shipping of the phone to India.
