The Honor Robot Phone is a simple mobile phone. At least in appearance. The special thing starts when you open the camera app, press the display button The gimbal and suddenly A mechanical camera emerges from behind. With a 200 megapixel and automatic tracking function.
My colleague Eva was already able to test this device and I completely agree with her conclusion: You can get many uses out of it. Of course, with an asterisk, since I see it more as a niche device. And, besides, it’s not sold in Spain, nor have they been able to confirm to me that it will come in this first generation. Fortunately, I was able to test it to see its potential.
He analyzes you outfit
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Don’t you know you are going well together? Are you wondering if that cap is appropriate for a formal dinner? Again Yoyo and the camera can help you decide if your style is suitable for each occasion. Just ask him to analyze you outfit So that the camera focuses on you and Yoyo gives you its opinion. A kind of image advisor that you carry in your pocket.
Of course, I must say that I’ve had mixed results here. I don’t know because the phone only works in English and Chinese and I couldn’t find the right command, but there are times when I don’t understand exactly what is being asked.
Men don’t know how to pretend
I apologize for the generalization, but lately I’ve shared a lot of the widespread opinion that men don’t know how to pose in photos (in fact, there’s even research that talks about it). Where to put this hand, whether to turn the neck or not, whether to smile with teeth or not… even the robot phone has a trick.
Within the camera settings, a series of templates appear that not only inspire our gaze, but also add guides to the interface to position ourselves correctly. For example, we can look at how to position our arms, where to look, or what pose to adopt to achieve a more natural pose by following the basic rules of photographing.
Check out this recipe!
I’m far from being a professional chef, but lately I’ve been making new recipes every week and more than once a family member or friend has asked me how I did it. Now I know that with the Honor robot phone I can put myself in the shoes of Carlos Arguiano (saving the distance) and Record my recipes step by step without waiting of mobile
The camera follows me as I prepare ingredients and move around the kitchen, keeping me in frame without touching the phone. That way I can share the recipe without anyone asking me to record or take repeats because I’m off the plan.
Ideal for video blogs
This is one of the reasons I consider this a niche product, since not everyone needs to record themselves while walking. It’s a function that rarely warrants buying a mobile phone by itself, but it can make a difference for content creators.
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However, whether you’re a content creator with millions of followers or you have a more modest account, Robot Phone can be useful for you. Record video on the road.
Simple content where the creator talks while walking can easily be done with this mobile’s robotic camera, which will follow you around to keep you always in the center.
This works even if you’re not the one leaving, but the one recording someone else, since Always keep his focus without moving your phone. In fact, one of my tests was to carry the cell phone in my hand in a normal position (as if I were reading a WhatsApp) and the camera straightened itself to frame the person it was recording.
Excellent stability for video
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Apart from having a camera capable of rotating to practically all angles, it is interesting that it is also stable. And it is. I was able to test it against an iPhone 18 Pro and an Osmo Pocket 3, and I verified that Film stabilizer (almost literally).
It doesn’t matter if you’re walking fast, doing small jumps, and even moving your phone on purpose, try to make it difficult for the robotic camera. The result, although not perfect, keeps the aircraft stable.
Just shoot with a smile
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There are some people who say that laughter is man’s greatest strength. And well, I don’t know if that’s true in all situations, but it’s certainly true for robot phones. With its tracking function and AI, we can take pictures, zoom out, pose and Enable photo shooting Just by smiling (detects smile as mobile activator).
Lots of ‘pro’ recording options
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Asking fellow video recording experts about the alternatives to this robot phone, they agree that it is Smartphone with maximum number of settings that they have ever seen. Especially in LOG format.
In this mode, designed to save more information about lights, shadows and colors for later video editing, the Honor Robot phone has many settings similar to a professional video camera, such as recording in ARRI LogC3 at 10 bits and 4:2:2 or working with ARRI Wide Mamut 3 color space.
Who pays for dinner?
Some groups of friends have adopted the trend of “playing cards” to see who pays the bill at restaurants. Basically it involves placing all the bank cards on the table and having the waiter choose one at random to determine who pays the bill. Well, no need to bother the waiter with this robot phone.
In a feature that involves Yoyo (the device’s AI assistant) and robotic camera, the phone scans all diners and takes a random photo of one of them. Whoever chooses will pay for dinner.
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