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Huawei Pura X Max

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MrMobile [Michael Fisher]
MrMobile [Michael Fisher]
6/7/2026
Neutral sentiment
Neutral sentiment
Positive sentiment

The Folding Phone Is Getting Wide (Again)

Pros

  • The Huawei Pura X Max includes a proper flagship camera system.
  • Its wide-body screen makes multitasking and mini-laptop usage easier.
  • The wide-body form factor offers a convenient self-kickstand option.
  • Wide-body screens are highly effective for web browsing, reading, and viewing PDFs.

Cons

  • Using the Huawei Pura X Max requires giving up Google services.
  • Wide-body foldable screens are often criticized for squarishness and video letterboxing.

The Huawei Pura X Max emerges as a notable wide-body foldable, particularly for its ability to integrate a flagship camera system, a feature often compromised in this segment. Its screen, while criticized for squarish proportions, significantly enhances multitasking and productivity with its wider aspect ratio.

Despite the necessary trade-off of Google services and the common criticism of foldable screen aspect ratios, the reviewer maintains a positive outlook on the utility of folding phones, especially championing the wide-body subcategory.

The device contributes to a positive trend of increasing consumer choice within the folding phone market, with the reviewer expressing excitement for the resurgence of this form factor.

But neither of those cons will put me off the widebody segment or the foldable category from which it was carved.
I still believe in the utility of folding phones.
I'm really excited that each one seems bent on bringing back a subcategory that, in my opinion, didn't deserve to die in the first place.