Honor Robot Phone puts the camera on a motorised gimbal
On sale in China since 18 August from CNY 9,999, with dual 200MP cameras mounted on a four-axis titanium gimbal arm.
The details
- Announced 12 August 2026; pre-orders opened the same evening and sales began 18 August 2026.
- Camera sits on a 4-degree-of-freedom titanium gimbal that can move at up to 360 degrees per second.
- Dual 200MP rear cameras: a 200MP gimbal-mounted main camera with a 1/1.28-inch sensor at f/1.6, and a 200MP periscope telephoto with a 1/1.4-inch sensor at 2.7x optical zoom.
- 50MP ultra-wide with a 122-degree field of view.
- Supports 10-bit ARRI LogC3 recording with up to 14 stops of dynamic range.
- 6.31-inch LTPO OLED, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh, up to 6,800 nits peak brightness.
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor.
- 7,060mAh silicon-carbon battery with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging.
- Buyers get lifetime YOYO AI Membership SVIP benefits.
Pricing
- CNY 9,999 (12GB + 512GB, China)
- CNY 12,999 (16GB + 1TB, China)
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Why it matters
It is the first mainstream phone to put a multi-axis motorised gimbal inside the body rather than relying on sensor-shift stabilisation, and the device on which Honor's ARRI video partnership first shipped.