Honor’s Robot phone is real, and coming later this year
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A smartphone with a robotic camera arm that nods, dances to music, and tracks faces sat tantalizingly behind glass at Mobile World Congress this year, forbidden to journalists' touch yet performing its mechanical ballet for curious onlookers. Honor's Robot Phone features a motorized camera system with what the company claims is the industry's smallest four-degree-of-freedom gimbal, powered by a custom titanium alloy micro motor that's 70% smaller than existing versions.
The device can conduct full 360-degree rotations, respond to voice commands with head gestures, and even "sleep" when its camera is covered. Honor has partnered with cinema camera maker ARRI for professional-grade color processing, while CEO James Li frames the technology under the company's "Augmented Human Intelligence" vision.
Yet crucial details remain secret: the chipset, RAM, battery capacity, and price are all undisclosed. The durability question looms large, given smartphones' history of motorized camera failures. Set to launch in China during the second half of 2026, the Robot Phone represents either a genuine breakthrough or an elaborate preview of something that may look vastly different when it finally ships.
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