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Robot Phone in real life.

When Honor first revealed its outlandishly named Robot Phone — really a smartphone with a flip-out DJI Osmo Pocket-esque camera arm built into the back — it was only in a slick CGI video. Now it’s shown off prototype hardware at its Honor User Carnival in China, suggesting this concept is one step closer to reality.

Photo of prototype Honor Robot Phone inside a glass box at an event
Photo of prototype Honor Robot Phone inside a glass box at an event
Photo of prototype Honor Robot Phone inside a glass box at an event
Photo of prototype Honor Robot Phone inside a glass box at an event
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The gimbal camera unfolds from the top of the phone.
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