Huawei Pura X View: A Wide-Screen Phone That Breaks the Slim Trend

The review notes that apps designed for portrait information feeds run normally on the Pura X View, with no stretching or layout misalignment. For instance, the Meituan app displays correctly, unlike issues reported on some foldables from Samsung and Huawei's own early HarmonyOS versions. Unlike foldable wide-screen phones, the Pura X View does not require rotating the device between portrait and landscape modes.

In terms of hardware, the Pura X View weighs 201 grams and houses a 7,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery. With HarmonyOS 7 and the Kirin 9030s chipset, the reviewer achieved two days of typical use. In a stress test, after 6 hours and 22 minutes of screen-on time with 5G data, Bluetooth, and hotspot sharing from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., the battery still had 60% remaining. The main camera is a 200-megapixel sensor, and a 3.7x telephoto lens offers a close focusing distance suitable for macro shots. The phone comes in four colors, all with glossy backs and frames.

However, the review also points out drawbacks. The wide body caused noticeable finger soreness for the reviewer during several days of use, even without a case, raising concerns about long-term hand fatigue. The glossy surfaces are prone to fingerprints, and HarmonyOS WeChat does not support tablet mode login on the Pura X View, which could affect users planning to use it as a secondary device.

ifanr argues that the Pura X View is part of Huawei's broader Pura X series, including the Pura X and Pura X Max, which represent attempts to break market conventions and explore new form factors. The review suggests that only top-tier companies like Huawei or Apple can support such experimentation, noting that Apple has been focused on foldables without major design innovations in recent years. For consumers who want a novel form factor without spending nearly 10,000 yuan on a foldable, the Pura X View is described as the most interesting phone of 2026 so far.