Honor’s First Flip Phone Reportedly in Development, May Launch This Year

Honor has made a number of new bulletins on the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona. The firm launched the Honor Magic 6 collection and foldable Honor Magic V2 lineup in worldwide markets, and showcased its on-device synthetic intelligence (AI) capabilities. The Chinese smartphone maker additionally revealed that it’s engaged on a clamshell-styled flip telephone that can be launched later this yr, and that it was seeking to additional develop its portfolio by way of a wise ring which was additionally in works.

In an interview with CNBC on the occasion, Honor CEO George Zhao was requested if a flip telephone can also be in works, after the smartphone maker held the worldwide debut of the folding Honor Magic V2 collection. In response, Zhao stated, “This year we are preparing for the flip phone launch — now that we are internally in the final stage.” He additionally emphasised that the corporate felt assured about the way forward for foldable handsets and wished to speculate in it. “I believe this will create some market gap for newer vendors to enter or expand in the flip segment and test out the market,” he added.

Details about an Honor smartphone with a horizontal hinge and clamshell design have been circulating since August final yr. A report highlighted that the telephone could possibly be known as Honor Magic V Flip however not a lot in phrases of specification has surfaced. Tipster Digital Chat Station (by way of GSMArena) claimed that the smartphone could possibly be backed by a 4,500mAh battery, which might make it the biggest battery capability on a flip telephone. At current, the Oppo Find N3 Flip with 4,300mAh battery takes the crown.

Zhao additionally teased that the corporate was engaged on a wise ring in the interview. He stated, “Internally, we have this kind of solution, now we are working on that part, so in the future you can have the Honor ring.” Honor Ring might simply be what the wearable known as. The timing of the data was additionally fascinating because it got here simply days after the Samsung Galaxy Ring was formally showcased for the primary time at MWC.

However, Honor is an AI-enabled well being centered system with the Honor Ring. Explaining the corporate’s imaginative and prescient with the sensible ring, the CEO stated that the wearable can be paired with AI-enabled apps that may supply skilled coaching programs based mostly on habits and well being knowledge tracked by the system. “I think AI will transform this kind of applications,” he added.