Huawei Launches World’s Only Wide Screen Slab Phone

Huawei has unveiled the Pura X View in China, introducing an unusually wide display in a traditional non-folding smartphone.

Key points

• CPU 8 cores (1x Major Taishan v124 up to 3.0 GHz, 3x Mid Taishan v124 at 2.27 GHz, 4x Little Taishan v124 at 1.72 GHz).
• Display 6.39-inch OLED, 2232 × 1320 pixels, 16: 9.5 aspect ratio, 6, 500 nits peak brightness, 2, 160Hz PWM dimming.
• The Huawei Pura X View features a 6.39-inch OLED display with an unusual 16: 9.5 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2232 × 1320 pixels.
• The Huawei Pura X View packs a sizeable 7, 000mAh battery while keeping its body at just 6.68mm thick and 201 grams.
• The screen reaches up to 6, 500 nits of peak brightness and has a 1, 000, 000: 1 contrast ratio.

For context, the firm describes the Pura X View as the world's first "wide-screen candybar" smartphone and states it is "born for content." The wider design is intended to provide more horizontal viewing space for videos, reading, gaming, and productivity.

In practice, the Huawei Pura X View features a 6.39-inch OLED display with an unusual 16: 9.5 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2232 × 1320 pixels.

Despite its relatively modest diagonal size, Huawei notes the display offers an area of 114.27 cm², allowing it to show more content than numerous conventional 6.9-inch smartphones since of its wider shape.

Notably, the screen reaches up to 6, 500 nits of peak brightness and has a 1, 000, 000: 1 contrast ratio. It additionally supports 2, 160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. Huawei's New Smart Power Bank Has Offline Location Tracking.

Huawei has reduced the bezels to just 1.05mm on all four sides, resulting in a asserted 96.1% screen-to-body ratio. The firm describes this as the highest screen-to-body ratio for a straight-screen smartphone.

Notably, the Pura X View measures only 6.68mm thick and weighs 201 grams despite carrying a sizeable battery.

At the back, Huawei uses three-dimensional grating glass with geometric patterns designed to create changing light and shadow effects. The cameras sit inside a wide racetrack-shaped module.

Notably, the phone comes in four colors: Leap Shadow Red, Linen Gray, Zero Degree White, and Phantom Night Black.

Huawei will offer the Pura X View with 12GB of RAM throughout all three configurations. Storage options include 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.

In practice, the Pura X View will additionally be the first smartphone to launch with HarmonyOS 7.

Huawei has optimized the software for the wider screen, with dedicated experiences for watching videos, reading, gaming, and productivity. The wider 16: 9.5 display is designed to reduce unused space when viewing conventional 16: 9 video and provide more horizontal room for other content. Huawei has not officially made public the chipset yet.

Nevertheless, a leak shared by WHYLAB claims the Pura X View will apply Huawei's Kirin 9030S processor. Earlier leaks had additionally pointed to a flagship-level Kirin 9-series chipset, but this information remains unofficial. Huawei has not yet confirmed the complete camera specifications.

While reports indicate a triple-camera configuration, images of the phone show a wide rear camera module.

Earlier leaks asserted the phone would feature a 50-megapixel triple-camera system with a periscope telephoto camera. Nevertheless, Huawei has not confirmed the sensor specifications or telephoto hardware, so these details should still be treated as unofficial.

Notably, the Huawei Pura X View packs a sizeable 7, 000mAh battery while keeping its body at just 6.68mm thick and 201 grams. Huawei has not yet made public the phone's charging speed.

Reservations opened in China on August 20 through Huawei's online store and JD.com. The phone will be available in three configurations.

Huawei intends to commence in-store demonstrations and pre-sales on August 28. While more complete specifications are additionally projected around the wider release, pricing has not yet been confirmed. Huawei has not confirmed international availability for the Pura X View.

Notably, the new device takes the wide-screen concept Huawei previously explored with its foldable Pura X lineup and moves it into a conventional non-folding design. Instead of making the phone taller, Huawei has rose its horizontal display area, creating a form factor that sits somewhere between a traditional smartphone and the wider screen experience offered by foldables. Huawei Watch GT 7 Series With Barely Any Change.

CPU 8 cores (1x Major Taishan v124 up to 3.0 GHz, 3x Mid Taishan v124 at 2.27 GHz, 4x Little Taishan v124 at 1.72 GHz). Backed Networks 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G.

Main Camera Not officially confirmed; rumored 50MP triple-camera setup with periscope telephoto.

Colors Leap Shadow Red, Linen Gray, Zero Degree White, Phantom Night Black.

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