# Sliding Screen Phones The Honor Magic 2 Features a Tactile Sliding Screen for the Cameras By Justin Lam | Published 2018-10-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-magic-2 References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/22/honor-magic-2-tease-chinese-celebrities/) & [pocket-lint](https://www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/huawei/146099-honor-magic-2-looks-like-a-huawei-p20-pro-but-with-a-sliding-screen) Sliding pieces of a phone may seem slightly outdated, but the Honor Magic 2 is hoping to bring this concept back into the modern age. To say the phone is a true slide wouldn't be true but it does manage to include a sliding screen that reveals the front cameras at the top. The sliding motion is incredibly tactile and has been described as "very good." The Honor Magic 2 slide also produces a satisfying mechanical click that serves as an audio cue to the front cameras being activated. In addition to the sliding screen, the phone also comes equipped with Honor's very own [voice assistant](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-magic-v5). Known as Yoyo, this AI will most likely be limited to Chinese-speaking users. Image Credit: Honor ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sliding Screen Phones:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new ways to incorporate sliding screens in smartphone designs for enhanced user experience. - **Tactile Sliding Motion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing innovative tactile mechanisms in smartphone designs to provide users with a satisfying and interactive experience. - **Voice Assistants in Smartphones:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expanding the capabilities of voice assistants in smartphones to cater to specific language needs of different user groups. ### Who This Affects Most - **Smartphone Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with design experts and engineers to develop new iterations of sliding screen phones. - **Mechanical Components Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovating and manufacturing tactile sliding mechanisms for smartphones that offer smoother and more reliable functionality. - **Artificial Intelligence Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Deepening language understanding capabilities of voice assistants for improved multilingual user experiences on smartphones. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Foldable Dual-Screen Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic-v.md) - [Folding Fashion-Forward Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-magic-v3.md) - [Featherlight Folding Titanium Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-magic-v2.md) - [Robotic Companion Smartphone Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-robot-phone.md) - [AI-Enhanced Foldable Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phantom-v-flip-2.md) - [Human-Centric AI Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-magic6-pro.md) - [Eye-Tracking Interface Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-magic-6.md) - [Triple Camera-Packing Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triplecamera-flagship-smartphone.md) - [Global Foldable Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honor-magic-vs.md)