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Honor Robot Phone: Not Black Tech, But Another Case of 'Shooting the Arrow Then Drawing the Target'

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Last week at a smart hardware salon in Nanshan, Shenzhen, a buddy working on service robots got drunk and told me: "Phone manufacturers are about to turn the robot track into a bloodbath. Next year, if your phone doesn't have a robotic arm, you'll be too embarrassed to hold a launch event." I thought he was just talking nonsense back then. But last night, seeing HONOR's Li Jian post on Weibo announcing that the world's first 'robot phone' is ready, with dual-color posters already out, my first reaction wasn't excitement—it was a chill down my spine. What kind of 'killer app' did some product manager dream up this time, planning to make users pay for it?"

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Zhong JinyuJul 25(edited)

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Last week at a smart hardware salon in Nanshan, Shenzhen, a guy working on service robots got drunk and told me: "Phone makers are about to squeeze the robot track dry. Next year, if any phone doesn't have a robotic arm, they'll be embarrassed to hold a launch event." I thought he was talking nonsense then, but last night I saw Li Jian from Honor post on Weibo, announcing that the world's first robot phone is ready, with posters for both color options out. My first reaction wasn't excitement, but chills down my spine—is this another "killer app" dreamed up by some PM who expects users to foot the bill?

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This case is interesting; I'm making a video about it. The idea of adding a robotic arm to a phone—the core issue isn't whether the tech is feasible, but whether users are willing to pay an extra 2,000 yuan for a "phone that moves." If Honor can't provide an irreplaceable scenario, then it really is a project where they drew the target after shooting the arrow.