Honor Robot Phone Challenges Pocket Gimbals at RMB 9,999, Falling Just Short of Luna Ultra
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Aug 22
Honor Robot Phone Challenges Pocket Gimbals at RMB 9,999, Falling Just Short of Luna Ultra
3 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Aug 22
Summary
Honor’s Robot Phone went on sale in China on Aug. 20 for RMB 9,999, and hands-on testing found its built-in gimbal camera comes surprisingly close to replacing a dedicated pocket gimbal.
A 200MP f/1.6 camera mounted on a moving arm delivered stabilization and subject tracking that largely matched Insta360’s Luna Ultra, with the gap showing mainly in faster startup, long-hold comfort and edge-case tracking.
Both devices share trade-offs: portrait video is cropped from a horizontal sensor and tops out around 2.8K, while Honor offsets its lack of dedicated zoom hardware with sensor crop up to roughly 4x.
Honor adds phone-specific advantages including ARRI color science, a 7,060mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 512GB storage, though the Robot Phone is limited to China while Luna Ultra is sold in the U.S.