Honor’s Robot Phone will launch at MWC 2026
Honor is teasing the Robot Phone, which it says will be presented during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in the beginning of March next year. The device features an AI-powered camera mounted on a gimbal, which can unfold from the back of the phone and capture photos and videos in various directions.
Instead of the company’s logo, the Robot Phone features an alpha on its back. That’s a reference to Honor’s “Alpha Plan” for AI dominance, which the company announced during the MWC this year.
Your future emotional companion
While the device looks like a crossover between a phone and a DJI Osmo Pocket, it apparently can process more information. In the teaser video, the camera looks like a Pixar movie character that’s looking around and gasping at the beauty of nature.
Honor’s vision is for something more than just a gimbal on the back of a smartphone, though. The company says its vision is that the Robot Phone will be more than a tool for its users. Instead, it could serve as an adaptable emotional companion.
It becomes an emotional companion that senses, adapts, and evolves autonomously like a robot, enriching its users’ lives with love, joy, and wisdom.
Honor, October 2025
Too good to be true
I don’t need or want an AI-powered gimbal friend, but I’m still intrigued by Honor’s idea. Considering the company is only sharing a CGI video, which is probably AI-generated, I’m skeptical of how close to reality it is, though. I don’t believe we’ll get a Robot Phone next year, but whenever Honor’s ready, I’ll be glad to test it out.
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