Huawei announced the Pura X View on August 20 at a HarmonyOS event in China, a phone that brings a wide screen to a slab body instead of a folding one. The display uses a 16:9.5 aspect ratio, an unusual shape in a market where tall screens have become the default. Pre-orders open on August 28, and pricing has not been announced.

The 6.39-Inch Figure Is Misleading

The panel measures 6.39 inches. Next to the roughly 6.9-inch displays on most current flagships, that number looks small. Huawei's argument is that a diagonal measurement stops being a useful comparison once the shape of the screen changes.

Because the panel is wider, its display area reaches 114.27 square centimetres. Richard Yu, who heads Huawei's consumer business, said that beats many 6.9-inch phones. Bezels measure 1.05mm on all four sides, and the screen-to-body ratio is 96.1 percent. The panel runs at 120Hz, supports 2160Hz PWM dimming, and Huawei claims a peak brightness of 6,500 nits.

The extra width pays off with content that was already shot horizontally, such as films and live sports. Since you gain that width while still holding the phone upright, it also helps with spreadsheet columns and two-page views in e-book apps.

A 7,000mAh Battery in a 6.68mm Body

The battery is the second headline. It holds 7,000mAh while the body stays 6.68mm thick and 201 grams. Huawei is using the interior space that comes with a wider chassis to break the usual trade-off between battery size and thickness.

Four colours are offered: Shadow Red, Linen Grey, Zero White and Phantom Black. The Pura X View is also the first Huawei phone to ship with the stable release of HarmonyOS 7.0 out of the box.

The processor and camera sensors, however, have not been confirmed by Huawei. Chinese media and tipsters point to a Kirin 9030S and a rear camera built around three 50MP sensors, but none of that is official. Those details should become clear when pre-orders open on August 28.

What Remains After Removing the Hinge

The Pura X name is not new. The original Pura X arrived in March 2025 as a flip foldable that opened into a 16:10 wide screen. In April 2026 the Pura X Max carried the same idea into a book-style foldable.

The Pura X View is the third answer to a question Huawei has been working on for 17 months: it keeps the wide screen and drops the hinge, the crease and the foldable price tag. What it gives up in folding, it aims to win back in thinness, battery capacity and cost.

Where the Industry Is Heading on Screen Shape

Huawei is no longer alone in moving toward wider ratios. Samsung widened the cover screen on the Galaxy Z Fold8 and moved its inner display closer to 4:3, keeping the older tall format on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Apple's first foldable, expected in September 2026, is rumoured to open into a 7.76-inch screen with an iPad-like 4:3 ratio.

With three of the largest phone makers moving in a similar direction, the decade-long march toward ever taller screens looks like it has entered a correction.

The open question is content. Short-form video was built around 9:16 vertical framing. If wide phones spread, the pressure shifts to the platforms instead. Whether hardware changes first and content follows is something the next year should answer.

Pricing and Availability Outside China

No price has been announced. For reference, the original Pura X started at 7,499 yuan (about 177,000 yen) and the Pura X Max at 10,999 yuan (about 260,000 yen), both priced as foldables. If dropping the hinge puts the Pura X View near ordinary flagship pricing, a wide screen stops being a curiosity for enthusiasts only.

※1 CNY = 23.6 JPY (as of August 20, 2026)

Whether it will be sold outside China is unclear. The recent Pura 90s Pro Max went global three months after its China debut with an event in Kuala Lumpur, so that path exists. Any international model would still arrive without Google services, the standing trade-off for Huawei buyers outside China.

Summary

The Pura X View takes the wide screen Huawei tested on foldables and puts it into an ordinary, non-folding phone. Behind the modest 6.39-inch figure sit a display area larger than many 6.9-inch panels and a 7,000mAh battery. The processor, cameras and price should surface when pre-orders open on August 28, and that is when the device can really be judged.