Chinese smartphone maker teases a foldable smartphone that you can wear like a purse

Chinese smartphone agency Honor on Friday unveiled an idea smartphone designed to be worn like a purse.

The idea cellphone, displayed on the IFA expertise present in Berlin, will not go on sale but it surely’s that clear Honor, a by-product from embattled Chinese tech large Huawei, is attempting to indicate the world what it could possibly be able to because it tries to meet up with the likes of Samsung and Apple within the world market.

The machine, referred to as the Honor V Purse, is a smartphone that folds outward with a high strip that incorporates the digital camera. There are hooks for a purse strap that may be hooked up to it.

The show on the machine might be custom-made with the intention to make it appear to be you are carrying totally different baggage. The bag strap can also be changeable.

One of the options of the machine is the way in which the customizable faces might open up into actual apps. One customizable bag design included a appeal bracelet. One of the charms is an icon of a digital camera. If a person presses the digital camera appeal, it opens up the digital camera app for photos.

It’s unclear whether or not there’s any demand for a cellphone that appears like a bag. Wearing a presumably costly machine in public and making it extremely seen could not attraction to many individuals. And there’s the elevated threat of dropping and smashing the display screen if it is hanging by your aspect.

But style and expertise are more and more intertwined. Smartwatches are one instance of this: Device makers like Apple and Samsung are providing customizable straps and the flexibility to vary the face of the machine.

Though it is seemingly that the machine won’t ever be launched on this kind, Honor is attempting to indicate one factor — that it’s a high-end smartphone maker capable of innovate and compete within the premium finish of the market alongside Apple and Samsung.