Honor will unveil the V Purse on September 19

Honor unveiled the V Purse concept in Berlin at IFA two weeks ago. There were questions about whether the foldable smartphone, which can be worn as a purse, would hit store shelves, but now we’ve got an answer.

Honor’s V Purse concept has been unveiled at IFA in Berlin two weeks ago.

Yang Yang, a popular Chinese actor, holds up the phone and confirms its announcement date. He invited viewers to a fashion show on September 19 in Shanghai, where the V Purse will be unveiled in front of Honor’s home crowd.

The V Purse will be unveiled in front of Honor’s home crowd.

The invitation and all related social media posts say a display or presentation — there’s no mention of specs, but that’s probably understandable given the target audience for this device. The event is eight days away, during which we’ll no doubt learn more about the V Purse, which is about to go from concept to commercial smartphone.

At the event, we’ll be hearing more about the V Purse, which is about to go from concept to commercial smartphone.

The concept does look similar to the Huawei Mate Xs 2 with its wraparound display, cameras, and fold-out button. We’ve also seen a fancy case that makes the device look even more clutch-like.

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At one time, Honor talked about the possibility of launching the phone in China before the end of the year, but it appears that it will happen earlier than planned.