Honor Launches the World’s First Robot Phone with a Moving Mechanical Camera
The device deviates from conventional smartphone designs by incorporating a mechanical gimbal directly into its body rather than utilizing a fixed camera module, as reported by hi4teck.com. According to official product specifications cited by elwatannews.com, the system employs a 4DoF (four degrees of freedom) configuration utilizing miniature motors and a titanium design, shrinking the typical motor footprint by roughly 70 percent compared to conventional gimbal hardware. The mechanical arm extends from the chassis during shooting modes to adjust angles independently.
Honor Robot Phone Design and Mechanical Camera Integration
The main camera features a 200-megapixel sensor mounted directly onto the robotic gimbal axis, complemented by a 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens with a 122-degree field of view and a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens supporting 2.7x optical zoom, as detailed by elwatannews.com and hi4teck.com. Honor also developed an in-house image processing chip named Driving Light H1 to handle visual data processing, paired with a four-microphone array driven by AI directional audio algorithms that track sound alongside the camera’s physical movement.
Hardware Specifications and Pricing
Under the hood, the smartphone operates on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, according to hardware overviews shared by GSMArena and cited by elwatannews.com. The device packs a 7,060 mAh battery supporting 120W wired charging and 90W wireless charging, housed inside a chassis measuring 9.59 mm thick and weighing 248 grams.
Reviewers testing the device noted that the 248-gram weight is substantial for a phone featuring a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED screen, a design trade-off required to accommodate the internal robotic components and high-capacity power cell. The glass shielding the gimbal mechanism requires careful handling during daily operation, according to user feedback published by GSMArena and reported by elwatannews.com.
Commercial availability began in China following pre-orders, with pricing structured across two memory tiers according to elwatannews.com: the 12GB RAM and 512GB storage model lists at 9,999 yuan (approximately 1,482 US dollars), while the 16GB RAM and 1TB storage variant retails for 12,999 yuan (approximately 1,927 US dollars).