Update: The discount is back again if you act quick. Don't miss out on the $100 savings before it is gone again!
For a limited time, you can pick up the Nextbit Robin for just $199, a savings of $100 from its regular price. The unlocked phone has a 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of local storage that is merged with 100GB of cloud storage. Why cloud storage? Well, the phone can intelligently decide which files and apps you aren't using frequently and move them to the cloud in order to save you local space for the stuff you are using and brings them right back when you need them.
Whether you are looking for a new phone for yourself or a family member or a backup to have around, you won't want to miss this deal. You can pick between the midnight and mint colors. We've seen the price jump around the past few months, and this sale brings its back to its lowest price yet.
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Save $100 on a Nextbit Robin for a limited time!
I just got this the other day. So far, so good. I thought it would feel too small after having a Nexus 6, but it's much easier to hold.
These things are awesome. I like the more "open ended" ones. Was personally waiting on the Google modular devices to come out so I could buy one but they never did for whatever reason .. **sad face**
Edited out by roiikkata
Hey, want to save more than $100?
Don't buy it at all!
Why? So that innovative start-up cell phone companies don't have a chance? The market is flooded with iPhones and others that you can barely distinguish by looking at the front of them.
Why give away your hard earned money on a two year old phone with old technology.
You don't think they've already gotten their moneys worth out of previous sales?
This is just the selling off of excess inventory.
This phone does everything I throw at it, cell phones are at finishing return levels as far as yearly advancements so it's not like you are buying ancient tech, and it really isn't 2 years old since it's been available to own
The company was founded in 2013.
Who cares about old technology like the Robin?
Most move on to the newer phones, why waste even a dollar on it?
@ Chuck.
It came out in February of this year. The 808 processor is still being used today. Do some fact checking. You're commenting on a phone that you've obviously never touched.
The company was founded in 2013
who cares if it's selling off excess inventory. Ultimately the consumer is winning when they can pick up a decent device for this price. Better than "leasing" an $850 V20 IMO (no knock on the v20...just the price).
Evidently you don't care, but most would.
Why would anyone win, wasting money on an old phone!?
The majority would never waste their money on old tech.
You point on leasing makes absolutely NO frickin sense, no one ever mentioned leasing a phone, why would they, that's crazy!
Don't bother with Chuck, he seems to be a troll. All his posts seem to be argumentative and combative.
Why should everyone give people like you a pass on your insane point of view?
No one is allowed to argue a valid point against your insane point of view?
Is everyone suppose to just ignore your insane point of view?
This is still a solid deal I bought one for my daughter 3 gigabytes of RAM and the fingerprint sensor and I don't worry about her losing her photos with the cloud backup not bad
It also receive the 456 megabyte update this week for for security patches bug fixes so there's that
An innovative Android phone at a great price. So why don't I want one? Is there a compelling reason to buy one?
It's reliable and the software is reasonably sturdy. Just take a look at their forums and you'll see the head of the company personally responding to posts more than anyone else. They listen to what their customers want and express how much they want to improve things constantly.
Their customer service is the best I've ever dealt with and the community of users is very helpful and friendly
No Canada love still. Bs
I saw a Bend Test, and... Well, I don't want to tell it...
I've been carrying cell phones since the early 1990s and I've never bent one. I think I'll be good!
I have this phone and carry it caseless and unless you are trying to bend your phone like in those stupid bend tests it doesn't bend. I wouldn't sit in it in my back pocket, but then I wouldn't do that with any phone
AC, get us a code for $199...pls
it's showing up as $229 for me now. hmmm. Was going to pick one up this morning for the $199.
They should just stick it at $199. Would have got this if I didn't have two Android phones already...
479 on Amazon Canada... Hmmm 200usd does not covert to 479
Does. Not ship to Canada? Why
Who cares about this Robin nonsense!!!!.....I wanna soda!!!!
Enjoy your piss soda, because that's what you're spewing out of your mouth.
Considering a new phone for my wife. Is there any reason to get one of these over a N5x?
Nope. Go with the N5x.
Why? So he she can get stuck with a boot loop ? At this price this is really a no brainer.
The camera in the Robin is weaker than the 5x, but this phone is very unique. Anyway, they are generally about equal.
LG is camera is better but that 5X is just so boring looking.
I do agree with you on that. I liked the Ice/Mint color the most but the Robin is way more fun.
Bought one for my kid during the last $199 sale listed on here about a month ago. Performance is excellent and my daughter loves the colors, and I don't have to worry about her losing her photos with the cloud storage. Robin is promising Nougat, and 3GB of ram and the fingerprint sensor is good for $ !99. I wouldn't spend a penny more on it though.
Battery life is mediocre and USB-C wall charger not being bundled with it unacceptable. they bundle a usb-c cable with a prorprietary cable end will no wall block. You have to buy their wall block separtely to use the cable or buy your own complete setup. I have plenty of wall blocks laying around, fast charge too, so i just bought usb-c cables with the standard usb connection for the wall blocks I already have on amazon. ridiculous. At least Robin is fast charge for 2600 mah battery.
It looks perfect for kids now that you mention it. That's the market they should go after.
I do agree about the battery life. Not great unless you disable a lot to make it OKish.
Battery gets you through a full day just like most phones, unless you are a heavy user.
I'm not a heavy user at all, but I have experienced better battery life on other phones. I do agree with it getting through a day if you mean from full charge to 20% by end of day.
Just throwing this out there the bundled charging cable end is not proprietary. It is just a one sided USB plug. I bought one of these phones for my wife the last time they were on sale but the charging cable was so cool i kept it for myself and I use it at work for my Nexus 6P. I just have it plugged into one of the ports on a normal 5 port USB charger and it works just fine.
I think people are not familiar with one-sided USB plugs. They are not that common, but I have some USB memory sticks that use it so I too have seen it before.
Go with Nexus. My wife and mother in law love theirs
An extra Gigabyte of Ram and it wasn't thrown together like 5X.
The Robin has 3gb of ram, noticeable performance difference
The complete plastic build of this phone steers me away.
It looks interesting, and the cloud based storage might be a good fit for some people, but you are right in that the build is complete plastic. There is no mid frame or support rails or backbone; this phone is just two plastic shells and can be folded in half easier than any other phone on the market. The glass screen is literally the strongest part.
I have this phone for 2 months and I have no problems with the build or quality of the plastic. I have it in my pocket all the time and it has not bent. I don't know what people do with their phones that would cause it to break in half or crack. You bend it on purpose?
I've had the phone for about 4 months and it has cracked/bent on me. It's not major but, you can definitely see the phone is bent and there are 2 cracks. One crack is under the power button, spreading to the back. The 2nd is on the top left corner/side, on the mint colored piece. I'm very careful with my phones and generally have it in my front pocket and remove when sitting.
Is there a way to disable this intelligent cloud storage? I like to back up everything myself to Drive and Google Photos and don't like anyone deciding for me where my files should be backed up. I could totally buy a phone like this if I could disable the cloud stuff and put my own launcher on it and use it like I'm used to but I don't know if this skin would let that happen.
My wife has this phone and honestly my favorite part of it is the plastic body. It's so nice to be able to use a phone that is easy to hold and doesn't feel like you absolutely have to put a case on it. We haven't has a single issue with the build quality of her phone and I genuinely wish more companies made phones like this. If it wasn't for the fairly inferior camera I would probably be ordering one for myself right now.
I don't know why but I really want to own one of these and I have no reason to lol. This is a fantastic price though!
They are very cool phones. I bought one for my wife the last time they were on sale and she absolutely loves it. Honestly I love everything about it except the camera. The camera is alright but after using a 6P for almost a year now it's hard to settle for anything less. Otherwise it is a fantastic phone and i wish people would stop complaining about the plastic body. Honestly I wish more phones were built like this one. It's nice to have a phone that can be used without a case without any issues.
I like plastic when it's done well. Samsung and LG had boring plastic, but companies like Nokia made very attractive phones out of plastic. I've always thought the Nextbit Robin looks great, especially the mint color
Yep. Nokia and Moto Xs were the best built IMO.