Honor to launch ‘robot phone’ in Q3 2026 It will have a robotic gimbal camera that can rotate on its own for professional videos. Made with ARRI, this phone focuses on cinematography.
Beijing: Smartphone maker Honor has officially announced the launch of its next generation concept phone, ‘Honor Robot Phone’ in the third quarter of 2026. This means that this phone will arrive in markets around the world between July and September. The announcement was made by Honor CEO Lee Jenn during the Cannes Film Festival in France. He clarified that the aim of the company is to provide cinema level mobile imaging experience to the users.
Let us tell you that the company had shown the preview of Honor Robot phone in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in March this year. In that event, the company had told that this unique smartphone can be launched at the end of this year, but now the launching has been postponed.
The design of Honor Robot phone is completely different from common smartphones, which makes it most special. There is a robotic gimbal camera installed in the upper part of the phone, which can rotate automatically and shoot video. The company claims that with this, users will get the stability and smooth video experience like professional cameras.
This phone has a 3-axis mechanical gimbal stabilization system as well as a stabilization engine based on AI. This technology will help in recognizing the user’s movements in real time and adjusting the camera accordingly. Its AI subject tracking feature can automatically move the camera by anticipating the movement of a person or thing.
Apart from this, a special mode named ‘Spinshot’ will also be available in the phone. With its help, creative video shots can be taken with just one hand by rotating the camera 90 degrees or 180 degrees. It is believed that this technology will give a new direction to mobile cinematography. Honor has also partnered with Germany’s famous cinema camera manufacturing company ARRI for this phone. From this it is clear that this will be a premium device, which has been specially designed keeping in mind the filmmakers and content creators.
Tech experts believe that when launched in 2026, this new robot phone of Honor will give tough competition to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Flip 8, Google’s Pixel 11 series and Apple’s foldable iPhone which is preparing for launch.