Honor Robot Phone Hands-On: This Isn't a Gimmick

Honor Robot Phone Hands-On: This Isn't a Gimmick

The Honor Robot Phone is no longer a concept -- it’s a finished product now available in China. The first smartphone with a built-in motorized gimbal in its rear camera module is an engineering win for Honor, not least of which because it actually works. After spending hands-on time with the device, it’s clear enough this isn’t just another gimmicky half-baked experiment.

'Americans only dream of phones like these' — the Honor Robot Phone is going viral, and commenters are calling it an 'innovation light-years ahead of iPhone'

The Honor Robot Phone is attracting lots of attention on social mediaCommenters are calling its built-in gimbal an "innovation" and arguing that customers "are tired of seeing the same phone every year"Some critics argue it could be fragile or hard to cleanEarlier this month, Phones Editor Axel Metz travelled to Shenzhen, China, to be among the first to try the Honor Robot Phone.This upcoming flagship from Chinese smartphone giant Honor features…

After using the Honor Robot Phone's "basically peerless" gimbal camera, I can't work out if it's the future or not

Honor's Robot Phone almost has dibs on the "most interesting phone" conversation at the moment, despite Samsung's valiant effort with the new shape of the Galaxy Z Fold 8. We simply haven't ever seen anything quite like a handset with a built-in motorised gimbal arm, after all. After getting to wave at the phone at MWC in Barcelona earlier this year, I finally got to actually go properly hands-on with it in London this week, and there's a big gu…

Inside the China-only Honor Robot Phone: a 2.6g motor, two 200MP sensors, 7060mAh battery

The Robot Phone is Honor's motorised gimbal flagship. Dual 200MP cameras, ARRI colour, ¥9,999, and no planned sales outside China.