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Honor Magic V Purse review: A 2024 super-thin foldable with a clutch-style external screen.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2024·$2,000
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#27 of 38
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A foldable disguised as a clutch.

Magic V Purse blurred phone and accessory — a 4.8 mm-thin outward-fold with a clutch-strap accessory. A fashion-statement foldable.

01Display

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.

Main7.71" LTPO foldable AMOLED 120 Hz
Cover5.0" OLED, designed as clutch-style decorative
Resolution2,348 × 2,016 px main

02Camera

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker camera results among foldable phones of 2024 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.6
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8+ Gen 1
RAM16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired66 W
Wireless50 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.

06Value

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker value results among foldable phones of 2024 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Industry-thinnest 4.8 mm open.
  • Designer-bag aesthetic with clutch strap accessory.
  • Wi-Fi 7 + 66 W + 50 W wireless.
  • 4,500 mAh in thin body.
What doesn't
  • No IP rating.
  • SD 8+ Gen 1 a year old at launch.
  • China-only.
  • $2,000 luxury price.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Z Fold 7 Special
$1,999 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 38-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .