Huawei Pura X View hands-on reveals unusually wide smartphone
Huawei has released the Pura X View, a smartphone featuring an unconventional 16:9.5 wide display and a 7,000 mAh battery. While praised for its ergonomics and hardware, experts warn that global users may face software compatibility issues.
Why it matters
The device represents a shift in smartphone form factors, challenging the industry-standard aspect ratios while highlighting the ongoing software hurdles for Chinese-market devices.
ⓘ Huawei, edited Huawei Pura X View: The nonfoldable sibling of the Pure X? Huawei’s Pura X View pairs an unusually wide 16:9.5 OLED display with strong cameras, a 7,000 mAh battery and a design praised for comfortable typing, reading, video and gaming. However, importing the smartphone may not be ideal due to uncertain global software optimization and app compatibility. Jacob Fisher , Published 09/20/2026 🇩🇪 Smartphone 4 Reviews exclude selected types exclude selected tags Huawei is extending its experiment with unconventional handset shapes via the Pura X View, arriving after last year's Pura X and this year's Pura X Max . GizmoChina has just released a hands-on video of the Pura X View , which, unlike its foldable siblings, has opted for a single, wide 16:9.5 display, reminiscent of BlackBerry-like designs .
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