Robin, a new phone by Nextbit.

Soccarboy11

Thought I would jump in here,

I was part of the Nextbit 'Team', only way to put it really. As in I had weekly meetings with the team and CEO, community managers, software engineers etc, had the 'Product Expert' level in their eyes, helped them make the Nextbit OS stable, had early testing before the phone was out, tested unreleased software versions and helped before and throughout their kickstater project etc. Didn't know we had a boards forum for Robin though! I develop software for the Robin now though on XDA, AICP, if you feel like the Nextbit OS aint for you (the bootloader is unlockable after all!)

As you most likely know Nextbit is disbanded and support for Robin has died, sadly. They are part of th Razer team now and just released the Razer phone.

However, Robin is still a great device if you are on a budget. As another poster said, a Nexus 5X with an extra gig of ram and the camera aint too shabby either, along with both the front facing speakers with individual amps.

Anyway if you have any questions regarding Robin etc I am sure I will be able to answer them for you, basically know the phone inside out at this point!

Suckit

I can not see anything about Oreo because the Reddit community is set to private

But it is apparently being talked about here https://www.reddit.com/r/Nextbit/comments/6vkzv3/android_oreo_beta_testing/

Edited - just saw Soccarboy11 post. Cool


http://a9droid.com/next-bit-robin-android-oreo-8-0-update/

ED E

Ignore Reddit when it comes to dev stuff, XDA is king.

Suckit

ED E wrote: »

Ignore Reddit when it comes to dev stuff, XDA is king.

I usually ignore Reddit for most stuff But i just wanted to see how close to Oreo they were. Found it on AICP.

I wonder would it be possible to put Sailfish on it?

CiDeRmAn

I'm looking forward to this even more now!
I'm using a 6p for a year and like it a lot, my wife's 5x is great too, just a solid and dependable pair of workhorses.
Hoping that the Robin will be the same, it certainly seems that way!
Certainly nice to buy into something rather unique, in a world dominated by a handful of brands and many more which ape more successful designs.

Soccarboy11

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm looking forward to this even more now!
I'm using a 6p for a year and like it a lot, my wife's 5x is great too, just a solid and dependable pair of workhorses.
Hoping that the Robin will be the same, it certainly seems that way!
Certainly nice to buy into something rather unique, in a world dominated by a handful of brands and many more which ape more successful designs.

well if you are looking for Unique there is nothing else then Robin. Was made to be a unique device and the team made it. So much work went on behind the scenes on the design, hence the long delay in the Kickstarter shipping at the start (thats another story though) Camera will be worse then your 6P (expected) but it is nowhere near the worst! performance, dropping from an 810 to 808, but if your not a heavy user these things should be fine plus you have a Nexus 5x so can see what that is like.! Robins design just stands out so much. The one I received was a Mint one, and boy everywhere I go I get asked about 6 times 'what phone is that?!'. No more 'Oh which iPhone is that?' type of stuff.

Its a shame the Robin won't get more updates, but at least the legacy lives on And there is alweys custom ROMs hehe XDA ftw

Suckit

ED E wrote: »

Being USB-C is a boon for me, wont go back to B after enjoying C for a while.
If I like the robin I'll be putting the Le Max 2 in the drawer and using it. Mainly for camera AF that isn't bollox.
There are two routes to take with shipping it. TBH I think I chose the wrong one.
Direct: 99.99 + 37.99 = $138 = €118 = €145 with VAT + €10 handling = €155. OR €118 if not checked in Dublin
AddPal: 99.99 + 0 = $100 = €100 (they convert wrong reportedly!) + €16 = €116 = €142 + €10 = €152.

I missed that post earlier. Luckily saw it now. I was contemplating using Parcel Wizard.
Apparently this phone was down to $60 earlier in the year. It must have been a flash sale.
So i guess you will receive yours on Monday?

Browsing around for fun i was looking at these skins and covers. They do look very nice. But i think for a case, something more rigid like the one Ciderman ordered is probably a better option.

skins https://dbrand.com/shop/nextbit-robin
coers/cases https://www.androidcentral.com/best-cases-nextbit-robin

CiDeRmAn

Realistically I'll probably run this for 12 months, then move to something else weird and wonderful.
But never a Samsung, nor an iPhone!

Edit:
Kinda good but odd, my Robin is already in Dublin.
Supposed to be delivered on the 20th but... all things customs going well, I'll have it on Monday....

Soccarboy11

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Realistically I'll probably run this for 12 months, then move to something else weird and wonderful.
But never a Samsung, nor an iPhone!

you are trustworthy then haha

ED E

Suckit wrote: »

So i guess you will receive yours on Monday?

Doubt it. Address Pal requested documents Friday (replied within 10 mins, only early US Time) but no sign of it in their tracker. Probably like wednesday. CiDeRmAn will get his first.

nilescraneo

Have just impulse purchased one of these after 10 minutes of research! Can't go wrong with that price. Can't wait to play around with it.

The waiting will be the hardest part!

CiDeRmAn

While the USPS tracker has it in Dublin, when will it pop up on the An Post tracker system?
Not showing ATM.

Suckit

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

While the USPS tracker has it in Dublin, when will it pop up on the An Post tracker system?
Not showing ATM.

I think it depends on customs.
Edited for probably better (older) information
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055270802

ED E

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

While the USPS tracker has it in Dublin, when will it pop up on the An Post tracker system?
Not showing ATM.

When AP do intake and it gets its first scan.

Suckit wrote: »

I think it depends on customs.
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Items are tracked before going for screening and clearance.

Suckit

I had written more, but accidentally highlighted and deleted it when i added the URL. I have had to wait up to two weeks after an item landed in Dublin for it to be processed through Customs and have the tracking appear on the An Post site.
But those items were all from China. I am hoping that it does not happen with this as it is from America. I ordered one last night,

ED E

Case arrived:
http://orzly.com/fusion-bumper-case-for-nextbit-robin-clear.html
Seems nice enough. Probably not structurally a great addon but I'm good at keeping my tech alive generally.

Nothing from AP yet.

CiDeRmAn

My item is with An post, on the Holly Road, in the Parcel depot, so.... the long wait for customs begins I think....

CiDeRmAn

I seem to have ducked the customs bar once again, my Robin is on the way via An Post for delivery as we speak!

Suckit

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I seem to have ducked the customs bar once again, my Robin is on the way via An Post for delivery as we speak!

Fingers crossed i will be as lucky.

I ordered mine over the weekend, it was posted yesterday. How long did yours take to arrive?

CiDeRmAn

Just arrived this morning, I ordered it on the 6.11.17, so just over a week from order to delivery from the states.
And no customs.
Looking at the phone, it's lovely, but the colour is more striking than I expected, so I may pass it on to the better half as part of the Christmas pressie....

ED E

Suckit

What about skins?

https://dbrand.com/shop/nextbit-robin

ED E

Suckit wrote: »

What about skins?

https://dbrand.com/shop/nextbit-robin

Probably better not as it's structurally poor and needs support.

Suckit

To anybody that ordered, were you able to track the Package while it was in the USA?

Mine appears as

Item is not found at this moment, If necessary, please verify with the package sender and check back later.

ED E

Yeah, USPS will appear after about 24hrs. If you used Address Pal they wont track for a few days as its slow processing.

Suckit

Tracking active now. It was processed in NY USPS Facility an hour ago.
Seems to be a bit slower, but is on its way now.

ED E

Now in portlaoise. Never using Address Pal again.

nilescraneo

Mine has cleared customs here anyway according to the tracking, fairly fast shipping so far, ordered last Saturday night. Assume once it gets into An Post's hands the slowdown begins.

Didn't go through addresspal or anything.

Suckit

nilescraneo wrote: »

Mine has cleared customs here anyway according to the tracking, fairly fast shipping so far, ordered last Saturday night. Assume once it gets into An Post's hands the slowdown begins.

Didn't go through addresspal or anything.

Mise Freisin.
Mine cleared customs at 3:06AM.

Hopefully do not get hit.

Suckit

Mine literally just arrived.

Still in envelope, no customs.

Edited.

It would not read my SIM card after following the steps, but once i rebooted it does.

The camera is decent. I was expecting a much poorer camera from what i had read online. Nicely pleased with it.