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TL;DR While it’s still not quite ready to use, HONOR is finally showing off its Robot Phone hardware.
Once finalized, this smartphone with a camera gimbal will launch at MWC 2026.
Sales will likely get underway just a month or two later.
How do you innovate with a new smartphone in 2026? Satellite connectivity? Been there. Folding screens? Done that. And while it’s easy enough to find a gimmick that no one’s tried before, it’s a lot more difficult to come up with something new that’s also genuinely useful. This year at CES, HONOR is showing off its latest progress towards accomplishing just that.
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We got our first look at the HONOR Robot Phone back in October, when the company initially teased this one-of-a-kind design. The idea is that instead of a fixed rear camera, the Robot Phone incorporates an articulated gimbal arm, just like the kind you’d see on something like a DJI Osmo Pocket, with real-time sensor feedback that gives you Steadicam-like stability — or, at least, it will, once HONOR actually launches it.
Right now, the plan is to formally launch the Robot phone at MWC 2026 in early March. While the overall look and concept are largely finalized, key specs and functionality are still being nailed down, and we haven’t yet been able to actually play with the Robot phone in action. But even with a lot of unknowns remaining there, it’s now clearer than ever: This wild idea is actually happening.
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority
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