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Honor’s crazy robot phone with pop-out AI camera lands in 2026

Get ready for a tech revolution! Honor’s “Robot Phone,” with its gimbal-style camera and AI wizardry, is gearing up to make waves in 2026.

by
Kevin Raposo
November 12, 2025

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Honor’s bonkers “Robot Phone” concept isn’t just vaporware anymore.

CEO Li Jian spilled the beans: this futuristic slab is slated for a real-world debut in 2026, packing a gimbal-style camera that pops out like a tiny drone and a heap of AI smarts to keep Honor in the race for mobile supremacy.

Honor’s Fresh New Take on Smartphone Cameras

Honor’s idea for this is a phone where the camera doesn’t just sit there – it swivels on a mini-gimbal for buttery-smooth shots, folding back into the body.

It’s Honor’s bid to dominate the AI device game, with features that’ll likely handle everything from smart editing to predictive selfies.

But let’s be real – cramming that mechanical wizardry into a slim smartphone? Skeptics are side-eyeing the engineering hurdles, though we’ve seen crazier feats like rollable TVs hit shelves.

Privacy hawks, take note: the design hides the gimbal when idle, dodging those creepy always-watching vibes.

And Honor’s not alone in the concept craziness – think Motorola’s bendy rollable OLED or Realme’s beastly 15,000mAh silicon battery phone.

Here’s what we know about Honor’s “Robot Phone,” landing in 2026:

It’s an ambitious concept phone with a rear camera mounted on a robotic gimbal arm that pops out and swivels to provide stabilized, multi-angle shots. The arm can track faces, automatically point at objects, and make the main camera double as a selfie camera. The phone’s AI is heavily featured, aiming to offer smart editing, predictive selfies, and even “emotional companionship” features, like approving your outfit or engaging with a baby.

The camera assembly sits hidden under a glass panel on the back and pops out via robotic mechanisms. The design focuses on privacy (hiding the gimbal when idle) and “personality,” with the camera module capable of expressive movement.

Only CGI and teaser videos have been shown—no working hardware or specs yet. Honor is marketing the device as a “vision” for AI-powered, emotionally aware smartphones. They promise a live reveal or showcase at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, March 2026.

Part of Honor’s “Alpha Plan,” which aims to invest $10 billion in AI-driven device transformation over five years. Alongside, the company is developing other AI services for shopping, logistics, and photography

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Bottom Line on Honor’s Robot Phone

Folks, we need to remember: Honor’s Robot Phone is currently just a concept with CGI demos.

Claims include advanced AI robotics in the camera, expressive “companion” features, and multi-axis stabilized photography.

But actual specs, pricing, and market availability remain unknown until at least MWC 2026. Stay tuned—this one is getting lots of media attention for its wild innovation, but skepticism is high about the real-world launch.