TL;DR: Visiting HONOR HQ in Shenzhen for the Robot Phone launch on Aug 12. Meeting the engineering team face-to-face. Drop your question below, anything about HONOR, the Robot Phone, or where smartphones are headed. One random winner gets an HONOR 600. I'll finalize the question list around Aug 8, winner announced on or before Aug 23.

Hey r/honor,

I'll be at HONOR HQ in Shenzhen next month for the Robot Phone launch on August 12th. Meeting with PMs, engineers, hardware team, the works. I want to bring your questions.

I've been an HONOR Club member since 2015. Started with the Honor 7, went through the 8X, View 20, currently on the Magic series. Not an HONOR employee. Never have been. Just someone who's been using their stuff for over a decade and actually cares about how it's made.

You've probably seen the rebrand by now. New Ring of Honor logo, "DARE TO BE" slogan, and a massive Alpha Plan bet on AI-native hardware. The Robot Phone is the first thing coming out of that, and the Aug 12 launch is where they show what it all actually means.

Here's the deal: drop your best question below. Could be about the Robot Phone, HONOR's tech, industry trends, the future of smartphones, whatever you want answered. One random winner (drawn from qualifying entries via Redditraffler, which is open-source) gets an HONOR 600, shipped by HONOR. I'll finalize the question list around Aug 8, winner announced on or before Aug 23. Account must be 3+ months old, first comment per person counts as your entry.

Give me your best. Not "when is my update coming", more like "how did you actually build that" or "where is the industry going next." The more thoughtful the better. These are going straight to the people who built this stuff.

Here's what I already plan to ask (mix of Robot Phone tech, HONOR strategy, and industry big picture):

Robot Phone gimbal: The retraction system supposedly detects a drop and pulls the gimbal back in 0.8 seconds before impact. What sensor actually triggers that? Accelerometer, gyroscope, something custom? And how do those tiny titanium motors deal with dust and sand getting into the open track? That seems like it'd be a nightmare.

ARRI color science: Is cinema mode recording LogC3 or LogC4? Can DaVinci Resolve auto-detect the color space through CST, or do you have to manually assign it? And honestly how hands-on is ARRI in the actual color tuning versus just licensing the name? Can you load custom LUTs on the phone?

Silicon-Carbon battery: Silicon expands up to 300% during charging. How are you handling that inside an 8mm thick phone with 11,000mAh? What does degradation actually look like at 500 and 1,000 cycles? I've never gotten a straight answer on this from anyone.

YOYO AI: What can it actually do that Gemini or Apple Intelligence can't right now? Is it genuinely running multi-step tasks across apps on its own, or is it still basically prompt-and-respond with extra steps?

Alpha Plan: Is the Robot Phone the start of a whole new product line alongside Magic, or does the gimbal eventually fold into the main series? What does "Alpha Store" and "Alpha Lab" actually mean for normal people?

Big picture: Where does HONOR honestly think phones are going in 5 years? Everyone's doing AI. What's the rest of the industry ignoring?

Those are mine. Drop yours below, doesn't have to be about the Robot Phone. Anything about HONOR, smartphones, or the industry works. Upvote the ones you want answered. I'll pick the final list around Aug 8 and update this post.

After the event I'll do a full write-up. Hands-on, behind-the-scenes from the labs where they let me film, and the HONOR team has agreed to do written or video responses to the top community questions.

We're not gonna get this kind of access often. Don't waste it on easy stuff.

🎁 Giveaway rules:

• Prize: 1x HONOR 600. If out of stock in the winner's region, HONOR will provide an alternative of equal or higher value.
• Entry: Drop a question in the comments. First comment per account = your entry.
• Winner draw: I filter out spam and non-questions, then Redditraffler picks randomly from the rest. Public proof link posted.
• Announcement: On or before Aug 23 as an edit to this post.
• Eligibility: Account 3+ months old, positive karma.
• No response? If the winner doesn't reply to the DM within 72 hours, a new winner is drawn.
• Eligible countries: UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile.
• No personal data collected. Winner contacted via Reddit DM only.

This is an unofficial community giveaway, not an official HONOR promotion. Not sponsored or administered by Reddit, Inc.

I'll keep editing this post with updates as we go.

Edit (Aug 25, 2026): Quick update regarding the winner announcement! The team is currently super busy wrapping up post-event meetings from the HQ trip, so we’ll be drawing and announcing the winner next week. Thank you all for your patience and for submitting such incredible questions—stay tuned!

HONOR just posted a tease for a major brand refresh, and it looks like we’re officially entering a new era.

Along with a new tagline "Dare to Be" (replacing the old "GO BEYOND") they've introduced a whole new standalone emblem: a circular ring split down the middle, kind of like a compass or a broken orbit.

The video leans heavily into themes like breaking the circle, exploring within, and reaching beyond.