Honor Robot Phone Goes Viral After ¥9,999 China Launch as US Buyers Lament No Official Sales
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Updated · TechRadar · Aug 17
Honor Robot Phone Goes Viral After ¥9,999 China Launch as US Buyers Lament No Official Sales
3 articles · Updated · TechRadar · Aug 17
Summary
More than 1 million views on a hands-on video have pushed Honor’s Robot Phone into viral territory, with social media users praising its pop-out built-in gimbal camera as a rare smartphone design change.
The ¥9,999 flagship launched in China with AI subject tracking and advanced shooting modes, aiming to deliver stronger video stabilization from a motorized rear camera module.
US commenters drove much of the buzz, with many contrasting the device with iPhones and saying American buyers cannot officially get similarly ambitious hardware.
That gap remains unresolved because Honor, though separated from Huawei since 2020, still does not officially sell its phones in the US and has given no word on launches in the UK or Australia.
Skeptics also surfaced as attention spread, warning that the moving gimbal could be fragile or difficult to keep clean even as the concept wins broad interest.