Highlights
- The newly announced HONOR V Purse comes in two storage variants.
- The all-new foldable phone comes with a display that wraps around its back.
- The phone also includes chains and feathers so that it can be carried as a handbag.
Smartphone brand HONOR has launched a new foldable phone in its home country, which doubles up as a purse! The smartphone was unveiled a few days ago as a concept but has now made it to the mass market.
The all-new HONOR V Purse offers a 6.45-inch OLED display when folded and a 7.71-inch OLED display when unfolded. Apart from this, it packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC, 16GB of RAM, dual rear camera setup and much more.
HONOR V Purse price, colour options
- The newly announced HONOR V Purse comes in two storage variants – 16GB+256GB and 16GB+512GB.
- The base model is priced at CNY 5,999 (approx Rs 68,406), and the top-end model costs CNY 6,599 (approx Rs 76,620).
- The all-new purse-like foldable phone will be offered in limited quantities on the company’s official website in China.
- The HONOR V Purse comes in three colour options – Glacier Blue, Elegant Black and Camellia Gold.
HONOR V Purse design
- The HONOR V Purse is a unique type of folding phone, unlike the usual foldable phones that fold inward.
- The phone comes with a display that wraps around its back, and users can personalise it with always-on displays that mimic the look of a handbag.
- When the phone is folded, it has a thickness of 8.6 mm, but when you unfold it, the thickness decreases to 4.3 mm.
- The foldable phone also includes chains and feathers so that it can be carried as a handbag with changeable straps.
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HONOR V Purse specifications
| HONOR V Purse specs | |
| Display | a 6.45-inch OLED display when folded and a 7.71-inch OLED display when unfolded; 1600nits of brightness, and more |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Rear camera | 50MP main camera + 12MP ultra-wide-angle sensor |
| Selfie camera | 8MP on the front |
| Storage | 16GB+256GB and 16GB+512GB |
| OS | MagicOS 7.2 |
| Battery | 4,500mAh with 35W fast charging technology |
| Other features | Gravity sensor, NFC, fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 5.2, etc |
| Colours | Glacier Blue, Elegant Black and Camellia Gold |
It’s worth mentioning that HONOR recently unveiled the Honor 90 in India with features like a 200MP main camera, a 50MP selfie camera, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen chipset. However, there is no information on whether the HONOR V Purse is arriving in India or not.
