Flagship · 2023

Honor V Purse

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Foldable display, Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

7.71″ AMOLED · 90Hz

778G 5G 16 / 256 GB

4500 mAh 35W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

7.71″ · OLED · 2016 × 2348 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

7.71"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

2016 × 2348 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1600 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

605,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 13, MagicOS 7.2 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, MagicOS 7.2

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 35 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

35 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

16 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

16 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

16/256GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B19, B28a

5G n1, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n78

Build & Design

214 g · 4.3 mm

Height

156.5 mm

Width

135.6 mm

Thickness

4.3 mm

Weight

214 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 2016 × 2348 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 7.71″ vs 6.1″ screen

34% larger battery capacity

35 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

605k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 214 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

15% larger battery capacity

35 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 2016 × 2348 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

605k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 214 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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