Honor’s Robot Phone Has a Gimbal-Powered Camera for Vloggers

Julian Chokkattu· Aug 12, 2026 · 12:30 PM UTC ·6 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 6 views

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A small boost to battery life here, a minor camera upgrade there—our glass slabs don't seem to change all that much from year to year.That's exactly the kind of sentiment Honor wants to counter with the Robot Phone, which has a motorized camera that pops up out of the top. Honor has been teasing the phone since late 2025.On Wednesday, the company officially made the Robot Phone available to buyers in China. Honor was originally a subsidiary of Huawei, but it's now a wholly independent company.

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▪A small boost to battery life here, a minor camera upgrade there—our glass slabs don't seem to change all that much from year to year.That's exactly the kind of sentiment Honor wants to counter with the Robot Phone, which has a motorized ca
▪Honor has been teasing the phone since late 2025.On Wednesday, the company officially made the Robot Phone available to buyers in China.
▪Honor was originally a subsidiary of Huawei, but it's now a wholly independent company.

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▪ It's a Phone! It's a Gimbal! It's Honor's Robot Phone! — PCMag
▪ Honor’s Robot Phone is better than a gimbal in a phone has any right to be — The Verge

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Julian ChokkattuGearAug 12, 2026 8:30 AMHonor’s Robot Phone Has a Gimbal-Powered Camera for VloggersHonor’s new China-exclusive Android phone features a pop-out motorized gimbal camera designed to replace your action cam.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyYou hear it often: Smartphones have plateaued. A small boost to battery life here, a minor camera upgrade there—our glass slabs don't seem to change all that much from year to year.That's exactly the kind of sentiment Honor wants to counter with the Robot Phone, which has a motorized camera that pops up out of the top. Honor has been teasing the phone since late 2025.On Wednesday, the company officially made the Robot Phone available to buyers in China.

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