On September 19th, Chinese manufacturer, Honor, officially released the world’s thinnest foldable mobile phone, Honor V Purse. With a thickness of 8.6mm when folded and 4.3mm when unfurled, this device is now the world’s thinnest foldable phone. The full details of what this device offers can be found in our launch article covering the device. The company has now officially released the price of repair and spare parts for this new phone. This is a good thing because foldable mobile phones are not as tough as regular phones. Thus, users should have an idea of what they will spend if anything goes wrong.
Component and Repair Prices
According to Honor’s website, the repair prices are as follows
- Screen – 4079 yuan ($558)
- Battery (main) – 159 yuan ($22)
- Battery (auxiliary) – 159 yuan ($22)
- 16GB + 256GB motherboard – 1999 yuan ($274)
- 16GB + 512GB motherboard – 2499 yuan ($342)
- Back cover – 239 yuan ($33)
- Front camera (main) – 139 yuan ($19)
- Rear camera B (wide angle) – 149 yuan ($20)
- Rear camera A (main) – 379 yuan ($52)
We can see that the display is almost as expensive as the phone itself. The starting price of this device is 5999 yuan ($823). Thus, users of this device should protect the display at all costs.
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Please note that the prices above include labour costs. For repair prices that cannot be queried, users can consult the Honor authorized service center. For non-warranty maintenance services, users need to pay the price of repair spare parts + labour fee. The labour fee is divided into 50 yuan ($7), 80 yuan ($11), 100 yuan ($14), and 150 yuan ($21) according to the maintenance level.
Honor V Purse
The Honor V Purse comes with a 7.71-inch flexible OLED screen with a screen resolution of 2348×2016 and a local peak brightness of 1600nits. The phone body is as light as 214g, with a thickness of 4.3mm when unfolded and 8.6mm when folded. It is available in three colours: camellia gold, glacier blue, and elegant black. Under the hood, this device comes with a Snapdragon 778G processor. It also has a rear 50-megapixel main camera (f / 1.9 aperture) + a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle macro two-in-one camera (f / 2.2 aperture). To keep its lights on, there is a built-in 4500mAh ( Typical value) battery that supports 35W charging power.
Conclusion
From the official repair prices released by Honor, we now have new and insightful information about the recently released Honor V Purse. Now, we know that the display is the most expensive part of this device and should be protected at all costs. The motherboard is also expensive but it is usually sealed inside the phone and away from harms way. Other parts of this device costs just a few dollars which shouldnt be a problem for someone that can afford the device.
