tech
March 1, 2026
China's Honor shows off smartphone with robotic camera arm and teases a humanoid robot
Honor debuted a Robot Phone on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress as it looks to stand out from rivals like Samsung and Apple in the smartphone market.
TL;DR
- Honor showcased its Robot Phone with a camera on a motorized robotic arm that can track subjects and respond to AI assistant commands by nodding.
- The company also launched the Magic V6, its latest foldable smartphone, which is thinner than its predecessor.
- Honor teased a humanoid robot, indicating expansion into robotics, following trends seen with other Chinese tech companies.
- The Robot Phone is expected to be commercially available in China in the second half of the year and aims to make Honor stand out in the high-end smartphone market.
- Honor seeks to increase its market share overseas, especially in Europe, where it currently has a smaller presence compared to China.
- The Magic V6 features one of the largest batteries in a smartphone and is equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform.
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