Nextbit's cloud based Robin smartphone launching in India on May 25

San-Francisco based Nextbit has sent out invites for the launch of it 'cloud first' Robin smartphone in India on May 25. Tom Moss, CEO and Co-Founder of Nextbit and Shankar Parasaram, Head of India Operations will be present at the event. The firm recently received regulatory approval from the government, and has also started shipping the Robin to kickstarter backers in the Country.

The main highlight of Nextbit Robin is that it comes with 100GB of free cloud storage to backup personal photos and videos. If the smartphone has low storage space, the least used apps will be automatically loaded to the cloud as well, freeing some space. Off-course you will need a WiFi connectivity for that.

Spec-wise, Nextbit Robin comes with 5.2-inch 1080p IPS display, Snapdragon 808 SoC, 3GB RAM, 32GB inbuit-storage,  13MP rear & 5MP front camera, USB Type-C port, 4G LTE, NFC and a 2680mAh battery. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow and also comes with a fingerprint sensor. In the U.S, the Robin is priced at $399 (Rs. 26,000), so we can expect it to be priced below Rs. 30,000.

Smartron t.phone with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 810 SoC launched for Rs. 22,999

Indian startup Smartron, backed by former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar launched the Windows 10 2-in-1 laptop called t.book for Rs. 39,999 in March this year. Now the company has introduced it first smartphone called t.phone. The Smartron t.phone runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and at 149g is claimed to be the lightest 5.5-inch smartphone.

The Smartron t.phone comes with 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Apical Assertive technology (for improved sunlight legibility) and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor backed by Adreno 430 GPU and 4GB RAM. On-baord storage is 64GB, which can be further increased by microSD card. The company is also offering unlimited t-cloud online storage. It comes with Hybrid dual-SIM slot, that lets you use the second SIM slot as a microSD slot when required.

For photography, it gets 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture and 6P lens. Front facing camera is 4-megapixel. Connectivity duties are handled by 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C. It is fueled by 3000mAh battery and supports Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0.

Priced at Rs. 22,999, the Smartron t.phone will be available from Smartron tstore and Gadgets360 from early June. It comes in Classic Grey, Metallic Pink, Steel Blue, and Sunrise Orange. 

Smartron t.phone specifications 
5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display w/ Apical Assertive Technology, Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Snapdragon 810 SoC w/ Adreno 403 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage, microSD card slot for storage expansion + unlimited t.cloud online storage
13MP rear camera w/ dual-LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture
4MP front camera
4G LTE
USB Type-C
Hybrid Dual-SIM
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
3000mAh battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0