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How do you innovate with a brand new smartphone in 2026? Satellite tv for pc connectivity? Been there. Folding screens? Finished that. And whereas it’s straightforward sufficient to discover a gimmick that nobody’s tried earlier than, it’s much more tough to to give you one thing new that’s additionally genuinely helpful. This 12 months at CES, Honor is displaying off its newest progress in the direction of carrying out simply that.

We bought our first take a look at the Honor Robotic Cellphone again in October, when the corporate initially teased this one-of-a-kind design. The concept is that as a substitute of a set rear digital camera, the Robotic Cellphone incorporates and articulated gimbal arm, similar to the type you’d see on a one thing like a DJI Osmo Pocket. With real-time sensor suggestions, that provides you Steadicam-like stability — or, at the very least, it would, as soon as HONOR truly launches it.

Proper now the plan is to formally launch the Robotic telephone at MWC 2026 in early March. Whereas the general look and idea is basically finalized, key specs and performance are nonetheless being nailed down, and we haven’t but been in a position to truly play with the Robotic telephone in motion. However even with plenty of unknowns remaining there, it’s now extra clear than ever: This wild concept is definitely occurring.

Seeing the Robotic telephone in particular person, it’s virtually surprising how HONOR was in a position to pull this association off. The digital camera gimbal {hardware}, arm in all, seems to be about as compact as fairly attainable for a system that also wants to carry as much as real-world use and abuse — nevertheless it’s nonetheless fairly chunky. That’s what makes it all of the extra spectacular how HONOR was capable of finding room for this {hardware}.

Peeking inside, the area the gimbal folds into for storage seems to be positively huge — testomony to how good manufactures have gotten at slimming down different telephone elements. And when tucked safely away, a shutter slides closed to guard the {hardware}. That is one other half that HONOR continues to be understanding, so we couldn’t but see it in motion, however the concept is to have this all good and computerized, one thing you don’t have to fret about however is at all times able to deploy the gimbal digital camera while you want it.

Whereas the {hardware} continues to be being finalized, HONOR is pondering forward about what it desires customers doing with the software program, and the way a gimbal like this may finest be used. Lay the telephone down flat on its display screen, and the gimbal is in an excellent place to observe you as you stroll round. Mix that with options like one which helps you select outfits with an AI-powered match examine, and you can begin to see what number of sudden methods a system like this could possibly be helpful.

Nonetheless, the satan’s within the particulars, and we’re massively curious to get the complete image on every thing from digital camera decision, to sensor dimension, to only how properly the digital camera may take care of extra warmth — we will’t assist however discover all these air flow holes on the again. However with MWC solely one other couple months away, we’re in good condition to be getting these solutions quickly.