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Honor's Robot Phone debuts in China with pop-out gimbal camera
Smartphones are mostly the same now.
A company from China called Honor made a new phone nicknamed the "Robot Phone."
It has a robotic arm that pops out from the back.
The arm carries a camera that can move in all directions to take smooth videos.
The phone can also act like a robot assistant when you wave your hand.
Its camera was made with help from ARRI, a famous movie-camera company.
The phone takes really good photos and videos, so it might replace both your phone and your action camera.
It is very fast and has a big battery.
But it is expensive and only sold in China.
Honor's "Robot Phone," a China-exclusive Android phone, features a pop-out motorised gimbal camera on a robotic arm.
The robotic arm can be activated manually or by gestures, turning the phone into a robotic personal assistant via the Yoyo app.
It packs a 200MP main camera co-developed with ARRI, a 200MP telephoto, and a 50MP ultrawide with smart-tracking modes.
Specs include a 6.3-inch 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, up to 16GB RAM, 1TB storage, and a 7,060mAh battery.
Priced at 9,999 yuan ($1,483) for 12GB RAM and 12,999 yuan ($1,923) for 16GB, it competes with the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.
- Who
- Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, with the main camera co-developed with ARRI.
- What
- Debuted the "Robot Phone," a smartphone with a pop-out motorised gimbal camera and embodied AI assistant features.
- Where
- China, where the phone is currently exclusive, with the prototype previously shown in Las Vegas.
- When
- Debuted in China last week, after the prototype was first shown at CES in Las Vegas in January.
- Why
- To bring innovation back to smartphones by combining an embodied AI assistant with a robot-grade gimbal camera.
Key facts
- Nickname
- Robot Phone
- Price
- 9,999 yuan ($1,483) for 12GB RAM; 12,999 yuan ($1,923) for 16GB
- Camera
- 200MP main (co-developed with ARRI), 200MP telephoto, 50MP ultrawide
- Display
- 6.3-inch LTPO OLED, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, up to 6,800 nits peak brightness
- Processor
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Battery
- 7,060mAh with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging
- Availability
- China-exclusive
- Gimbal Mechanism
- Over 60 manufacturing processes, 100+ precision components, 100+ patents
Quotes
Honor spokesperson
Representative for Honor brand
“Honor calls the Robot Phone a “new species” of smartphone that combines “embodied AI interaction with robot-grade motion and cinematic imaging capabilities.””
indianexpress.com
Sources
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