Honor’s Robot Phone is a bad robot, an interesting camera, and maybe your friend

Published: (March 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM EST)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

Overview

After over four months of teasing, I’ve finally been able to see Honor’s Robot Phone in action. It looks pretty legit—just so long as you weren’t actually expecting a robot.

Design and Camera

The Robot Phone could more accurately be called the Gimbal Phone, though the company’s marketing department might disagree. Its main hardware innovation is a 200‑megapixel camera mounted on a gimbal arm, which unfolds from the back of the phone when needed and retracts behind a cover when not.

It unlocks a set of camera features similar to those found in a DJI Osmo Pocket, including improved stabilization thanks to the gimbal.

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