The season of technological pageantry has arrived: the MWC or the Mobile World Congress. Here, every year promises for the future are announced that sometimes take time to materialize or never materialize, but they make headlines. And then there are those that do. In this case, Honor is betting on reality and playing in two stages: presenting what it is already capable of doing and, at the same time, hinting at where it wants to take the smartphone. It has done so with two devices that, although very different, share an underlying idea. For the Chinese manufacturer, artificial intelligence is no longer just a software layer, but a way to redefine the phone body itself.
The first of them, baptized as Robot Phone, is not simply a mobile phone with more AI. It is an attempt to turn the smartphone into something that moves, reacts and expresses. If until now interaction with the phone was limited to touching a screen or giving a voice command, here the company proposes an ambitious metaphor: providing it not only with a brain, but also with “hands and feet.” That is to say, combine artificial intelligence with real physical movement, with dynamic camera movement and with a kind of body language.
The key is in the so-called embodied AI. The device not only processes information: it perceives. Its multimodal system allows it to identify sounds, track movements and maintain visual awareness of the environment. In practice, this translates into a more organic experience. During a video call, for example, the phone can follow the user by adjusting the framing thanks to robotic-level motion control. It doesn’t just stabilize the image: it changes its perspective in real time.
The almost “live” component does not end there. Honor has incorporated physical gestures such as nodding or shaking your “head,” and even the ability to dance to music. It may seem anecdotal, but it introduces an expressive element that until now was foreign to the telephone: an interaction that appeals not only to efficiency, but also to emotion.
To achieve this, the company’s engineers have had to rethink the interior of the device from scratch. Integrating a robotic system into the millimeter space of a smartphone involves reviewing weight, structural resistance and internal distribution of components. Honor has transferred the knowledge acquired in its folding products, where mechanical reliability is critical, to the development of its own micromotor, more compact and powerful. Thanks to this miniaturization, have managed to integrate an ultra-compact 4DoF gimbal system, an architecture that allows precise motion control with advanced mechanical stabilization.
This system is supported by three-axis gimbal stabilization that smoothes movements even in dynamic scenes. Super Steady Video mode optimizes stability in high-action situations, while AI Object Tracking tracks subjects in real time with a precision that brings mobile video closer to more professional standards. AI SpinShot, for its part, allows automatic 90° and 180° rotations, facilitating fluid transitions with just one hand.
With a 200 megapixel sensor and this stabilization architecture at its core, Robot Phone does not want to limit itself to capturing moments, but rather to facilitate a narrative. The message is clear: reduce the distance between recording with your mobile phone and telling cinematic stories. But there is more.
As Robot Phone looks toward tomorrow, The HONOR Magic V6 represents the most ambitious present in the foldable segment. Here the bet is not experimental, but consolidated: to offer an ultra-thin, resistant and powerful device without sacrificing autonomy or screen experience.
with only 8.75 millimeters thick when closed, the Magic V6 combines advanced hinge architecture with a reinforced structure and IP68 and IP69 certification against water and dust. It is a statement of intent in a segment where thinness often competes with durability. The new generation silicon-carbon battery, the result of collaboration with ATL, incorporates 25% silicon content (an industry milestone) and reaches 6,660 mAh in an ultra-thin format. It is a complex balance: maximum energy density in the smallest possible space.
In parallel, HONOR has anticipated the next evolution with its Silicon-carbon Blade Battery, which It increases the silicon content to 32% and exceeds 900 Wh/L. The objective is clear: take folding devices towards the 7,000 mAh era without thickening the device. If autonomy has traditionally been the Achilles heel of the most innovative formats, here it is presented as a strategic priority.
The visual experience also reinforces that positioning. The Magic V6 incorporates two LTPO 2.0 panels (6.52 inches on the outside and 7.95 when unfolded) with adaptive rates from 1 to 120 Hz and brightness peaks that reach 6,000 and 5,000 nits in HDR. The inner screen reduces the fold depth by 44% compared to the previous generation and uses ultra-thin flexible glass with SGS Minimized Crease certificationachieving a more uniform and immersive surface. Added to this are technologies such as 4,320 Hz PWM dimming, the anti-reflective layer based on silicon nitride and AI Defocus Display, aimed at improving visual comfort during prolonged use.
In performance, the Magic V6 becomes the first foldable powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5accompanied by an advanced vapor chamber cooling system that guarantees stability in demanding tasks, from games to intensive multitasking. AI-powered features optimize productivity on the large displayed screen, and cross-ecosystem tools (those that combine different operating options) reinforce its compatibility with the Apple environment, expanding its versatility.
Overall, HONOR’s proposal at this MWC draws a double portrait. On the one hand, a smartphone that begins to move, express and perceivehinting at a new relationship between human and device. On the other hand, a folding that perfects current engineering up to limits of thinness, autonomy and brightness that a few years ago seemed incompatible.