Right out of left field, HONOR has teased a “robot phone” ahead of the 2026 instalment of MWC in Barcelona. The company is referring to it as a brand new “form factor”.
The teasing doesn’t give much away, but it does suggest HONOR has some ideas to share about smartphone futures, most of all a mini-gimbal style creator camera.
This is a level of advancement that I would typically say is only ever going to be a concept. Just how available this phone will be remains to be seen.
It’s a novel idea that reminds me of the OnePlus pop-up selfie camera, but this is far more impressive.
Considering how impressive the HONOR Magic 7 Pro and Magic V5 folding phone are, I’d love to see HONOR continuing to push a category in tech that’s been plenty boring from other manufacturers for a long time.
