The smartphone that becomes a robot and follows the user

Honor raises the bar of the challenge in the field of artificial intelligence applied to smartphones and makes the leap from smart functions to a more radical idea, which tries to bring the AI ​​off the screen.

It does so with Honor Robot Phone, a conceptual preview that the company defines as “a new genre of smartphone” and which it presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Capable of combining robotic movement, spatial perception and shots designed for content creation, it is a smartphone with “hands and feet”. The ambition, essentially, is to transform the phone into an object less static and more present in the physical world.

The smartphone that ‘feels’ the environment

The Robot Phone can recognize sounds, track movements and maintain control visual awareness of the environment, adjusting your perspective in real time.

The promised result is a more natural, “sensory”, almost expressive interaction. The most immediate – and easiest to imagine – side concerns the camera: the concept supports AI video calls with 360 degree framing that they follow the userand takes advantage of features such as AI Object Tracking (intelligent subject tracking) and AI SpinShot (intelligent 90 and 180 degree rotary movements).

The promise is to bring smartphone videos closer to a more “professional” function, thanks to stabilization and controlled movements. To get there it was necessary to rethink dimensions and resistance at a “micro” level, miniaturizing the components and inserting an ultra-compact gimbal systemas the hardware basis of motion control. Honior’s robot phone will be available on the market in the second half of 2026.

Not just concepts: Magic V6 and the AI ​​ecosystem

Alongside the futuristic showcase, Honor also brings concrete products: the new foldable Magic V6, together with MagicPad 4 and MagicBook Pro 14, to give substance to the idea of ​​an integrated AI ecosystem.

Magic V6 was presented in Barcelona as a high point of innovation in foldableswith a focus on design, autonomy and productivity enhanced by artificial intelligence.

A high-end model designed to unite thinness, robustness and intelligent productivity. Measure from closed 8,75 mmbut focuses on reliability thanks to a reinforced structure and to one new hinge architecture; plus, the certifications IP68 and IP69 for resistance to water and dust they strengthen its daily use.

Inside such a compact design, Honor pushes on battery technology fifth generation silicon-carbon which helps balance energy density and thickness. The declared result is a battery of 6.660 mAh in one of the thinnest foldables on the market.

On the screens chapter, Magic V6 adopts two panels LTPO 2.0: 6.52 inches external e 7.95 inches internal, with adaptive refresh 1–120 Hz and very high brightness peaks for HDR content and a “flatter” internal display, with reduced crease and materials designed to improve resistance and visual comfort, combined with technologies to limit reflections and fatigue during prolonged use.

The large open display is also the basis for the functions productivity enhanced by AI (multitasking, content creation, communication) and for tools that strengthen the “cross-ecosystem” logic.

To complete the picture, the platform Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and a vapor chamber cooling system designed for sustained performance, from gaming to the most demanding loads.

Breaking down the transfer wall between Android and Apple

Then there is a message that touches on an everyday problem: making different devices communicate without complications. The Chinese company focuses on collaboration between devices and operating systems, pushing on theintegration with the Apple ecosystem.

In practice, from Magic V6 it is possible to transfer OneTap files with iPhone and Mac (photos, videos and other contents). On MagicPad 4 the transfer photos and videos from iPhone and the ability to use it as an extended screen for Mac to work and preview in real time. On MagicBook Pro 14, thanks to Honor Share, quickly send images and documents to iPhone or iPad.

The message is clear: the new flagships do not want to be islands, but bridges between ecosystemsleveraging a multiplatform synergy which – in the intentions – reduces friction and downtime.

On the calendar, Honor indicates Magic V6 arriving in the second half of 2026. MagicPad 4 is announced in stores from March 2.