--- title: "This Folding Smartphone Is Supposed To Remind Us of a Porsche 911" description: "Porsche partnered with Honor to make a folding smartphone that's supposed to resemble the hood line of a 911." date: "2024-02-25" modified: "2024-02-25" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-folding-smartphone-is-supposed-to-remind-us-of-a-porsche-911" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Porsche News" tags: - "911" - "porsche" - "sports car" --- # This Folding Smartphone Is Supposed To Remind Us of a Porsche 911 ![]() *Porsche* Car companies will slap their logos on almost anything, from mugs to stuffed animals, to [underwear](), and sell it for triple the cost, even if it's barely different from the normal version of the item. This [Porsche]()-branded folding smartphone is an interesting collaboration, though, because it looks drastically different than the normal one, and yet I still can't see how it's supposed to look like a Porsche 911. The [Porsche Design ]()Honor Magic V2 RSR is a collaboration between the Chinese electronics company Honor and the German sports car maker. It's based on Honor's Magic V2 folding smartphone and, according to Porsche, its design is supposed to represent the hood line of 911. I'm admittedly no student of design but I can't see that at all. It does come in Porsche's Agate Grey, though. ![]() ![]() Porsche branding aside, Honor's Magic V2 boats a pretty impressive spec sheet. At just 9.9mm thick when closed, the RSR is said to be the thinnest folding smartphone on the market. When unfolded, its large OLED touchscreen is protected by what Honor calls an Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield, which is said to measure a "7" on the Mohs hardness scale, the same as Quartz crystal. On the back of the phone, its three-camera setup is made up of a 50-megapixel main camera, a 20-megapixel telephoto camera, and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. Both front and rear cameras shoot 4k video, too. Making it all run smoothly is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and what Honor calls an Ultra-Thin Bionic Cooling System. ![]() ![]() There are two caveats, though. One is that the Porsche Design version of this phone is only sold in Germany. The other is that it's currently sold out. So, even if you're in Germany, if you want one, you'll have to wait. It isn't cheap, either, as the standard Honor Magic V2 will set you back around $2,200, but the sort of Porsche owners who'd want one of these phones can likely afford one. Even if it doesn't actually resemble a 911's hood line. *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()