Huawei’s new extra-wide foldable phone was revealed on Monday, and it’s already drawing comparisons to the next big thing from Apple. Little is known about the Pura X Max, teased on China’s Weibo social network, but the internet is buzzing over its uncommon proportions, wide aspect ratio and similarities with the rumored iPhone Fold<\/span><\/span>\u00a0expected to arrive later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are plenty of different ways to fold a phone, and tech companies have been experimenting with various configurations over the last few years. There are clamshell-style devices, like the Motorola Razr<\/span><\/span> and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/span><\/span>, which fold like OG flip phones, shrinking down into a pocketable square. Then came taller, book-style phones that unfold to reveal larger, tablet-size displays. These days, you can even find trifold phones<\/span><\/span> with two hinges. However you fold it, most foldables either start or end with the familiar candybar shape as their base.<\/p>\n <\/div> Manufacturers have experimented with a variety of different foldable configurations, yet the Pura X Max’s wide proportions are uncommon.<\/p>\n <\/span> Huawei<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Huawei’s Pura X Max — the newly announced larger evolution of the Pura X foldable phone<\/span><\/span> — is what I like to think of as a passport-style foldable. Rather than the tall rectangle aspect ratio that almost all modern phones take, it has shorter and extra-wide proportions when folded before opening up to reveal what appears to be an approximately iPad Mini<\/span><\/span>-sized and proportioned internal display. This is a formula similar to what we’ve seen on the 2020\u00a0Microsoft Surface Duo<\/span><\/span>, though the Duo made use of dual internal screens split by a visible hinge rather than a flexible, foldable display.<\/p>\n The proportions of the Pura X Max announcement have experts and enthusiasts drawing comparisons to the rumored iPhone Fold, which might end up being called the\u00a0iPhone Ultra<\/span><\/span>, that is expected to debut this fall alongside the new iPhone 18 models<\/span><\/span>. Industry insiders, alleged dummy models and leaked CAD files point to Apple using a similarly wide passport-style shape with proportions in the ballpark of the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/span><\/span>. The iPhone Ultra is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch outer screen that unfolds into a 7.8-inch internal display and could be priced between $2,000 and $2,500.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div> Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone is also expected to use a wide aspect ratio, though perhaps not this wide.<\/p>\n <\/span> Jeffrey Hazelwood\/CNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Set to launch on April 20 in China, the Pura X Max is shown in Huawei’s teaser imagery sporting a triple-camera hump on its rear panel. However, the manufacturer hasn’t given any specs, pricing or even shown us what that inside folding display will look like.\u00a0<\/p>\n The timing of the announcement could be seen as a shot across Cupertino’s bow — Huawei beating the hotly anticipated Apple device to the punch — and perhaps that could end up being true in Huawei’s home market of China. However, Huawei doesn’t have a presence in the US<\/span><\/span>, so buyers looking to broaden their foldable horizons will have to wait to see what Apple or Samsung<\/span><\/span>\u00a0has to show later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n
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