Honor Teases Agentic AI Phone That Will 'Revolutionize' How We Use Our Devices

Honor used to be best known as the younger sibling to its former parent brand Huawei, but since parting ways with the Chinese tech giant, the phone-maker has gone from strength to strength in forging its own identity. At MWC 2025, the company made its boldest move yet to plant a stake in the ground -- not just as rival to the top Android phone makers, but to all companies making AI devices. Honor didn't unveil a new phone at the Barcelona mobile show -- it debuted its new flagship, the Honor Magic 7 Pro, in January. Instead it announced a $10 billion investment in a range of AI products and devices. That doesn't mean it's abandoning phones, though. Its first project will be the development of an intelligent phone that will "revolutionize human-to-device interaction" in collaboration with Google and chipmaker Qualcomm. "We are working closely to deeply integrate Google's Gemini AI models into Honor solutions, and create new possibilities for users around the world that were never befo ... Read full article.