Huawei Beats Apple And Samsung With New Wide Foldable

The global smartphone industry is witnessing one of its most important turning points in years. In April 2026, Huawei officially stepped ahead of Apple and Samsung by unveiling a brand‑new horizontally wide foldable smartphone, the Huawei Pura X Max. With this move, Huawei has not only introduced a new device but has also redefined the future direction of foldable phone design.

For years, Apple and Samsung have dominated headlines whenever foldable phones were mentioned.

Samsung pioneered the category commercially, while Apple perfected anticipation through patents and rumors. Yet, it is Huawei that has now delivered what many consumers and industry experts have long awaited—a foldable phone that feels natural, wide, and genuinely practical in day‑to‑day usage.

According to reports from India Today (April 14, 2026), The Indian Express (April 13, uk news24x7 2026), and Android Authority (April 13, 2026), Huawei’s Pura X Max is the world’s first commercially announced horizontally "wide" foldable, beating both Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold "Wide" edition and Apple’s long‑rumored foldable iPhone.


The Foldable Phone Problem Nobody Fixed—Until Now
Foldable smartphones have existed since 2019, but they’ve always carried an uncomfortable compromise.

Most foldables today—including Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6—use tall, narrow cover screens. While this allowed devices to stay pocket‑friendly, it created real usability issues: Cramped typing on the outer display Unnatural aspect ratios for video consumption Excessive black bars when watching movies Awkward multitasking due to limited horizontal space Consumers and reviewers repeatedly pointed out that foldables felt like remote controls when closed and oddly shaped tablets when open.



Huawei appears to have listened.
Introducing the Huawei Pura X Max: A Wider Vision of the Future
Huawei’s Pura X Max adopts a passport‑style, horizontally wide design, drastically different from existing foldables.

Based on official previews and early reports: Inner display: Approximately 7.69 inches, with a wide aspect ratio close to 16:11 Outer display: Around 5.5 inches, far wider than current foldable cover screens Form factor: Shorter in height, wider in hand—closer to an iPad mini than a stretched smartphone According to Android Authority (April 13, 2026), this design shift makes the Pura X Max feel more like a compact tablet when unfolded and a normal phone when folded, solving the core problems that have plagued foldables for years.


How Huawei Beat Apple and Samsung to the "Wide Fold" Apple’s Foldable iPhone: Still Stuck in Testing
Apple’s foldable iPhone has been one of the most rumored devices in tech history. However, as of April 2026, it remains unreleased.

Reports from MacRumors (April 10, 2026), CNBC (April 7, 2026), and Engadget (April 7, 2026) confirm that Apple is still dealing with: Engineering challenges around the hinge Durability concerns with the folding display Late‑stage testing hurdles Even though Apple is expected to launch its foldable iPhone later in 2026—possibly under the "iPhone Ultra" name—it was Huawei that got there first.