{"id":601513,"date":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/601513\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:21:11","slug":"the-original-inspiration-behind-apples-foldable-iphone-huawei-pura-x-max-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/601513\/","title":{"rendered":"The original inspiration behind Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone – Huawei Pura X Max first look"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u24d8 Unsplash (Enrique Silva).<\/p>\n

<\/a>The Huawei Pura X Max is a larger Pura X. Folding phone mockup pictured.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s influence on the Android phone market is no secret. However, leaked sketches of the new Huawei “Pura X Max” reveal a 7.5-inch wide-style foldable similar to the upcoming iPhone Fold\/Ultra – but also, Huawei\u2019s own \u201cPura X\u201d. The new “Pura X Max” features a triple camera module and ultra-narrow bezels, challenging the Samsung Galaxy Wide Fold and iPhone Fold.<\/p>\n

While the tech world keeps a close eye on the leaked Galaxy Wide Fold<\/a> and iPhone Ultra<\/a> (or iPhone Fold), a new leak suggests that Huawei is ready to share the spotlight with Samsung and Apple. A fresh sketch of the alleged \u201cHuawei Pura X Max\u201d has surfaced, detailing the company’s first “tablet-style” wider foldable. <\/p>\n

Huawei Pura X Max leaked design and display specifications:<\/p>\n

Main display: 7.5-inch panel – like a smaller iPad miniCover display: 5.3-inch panel – quite the throwbackCameras: Triple camera system – it\u2019s nice to see Huawei isn\u2019t compromising here<\/p>\n

Following the design language of the somewhat bizarre Huawei Pura X<\/a>, which essentially served as the blueprint for the \u201cwider fold\u201d trend, the Huawei Pura X Max can probably claim to win the originality battle with Samsung and Apple – whether it launches earlier or later. <\/p>\n

Even if the original Pura X is technically a flip-style phone like the recently leaked Galaxy Z Flip 8<\/a>, its wide 16:10 aspect ratio set the stage for this new evolution of tablet-style foldables. Of course, unless we count the original Google Pixel Fold<\/a>, which wasn’t quite wide enough to match what\u2019s to come in 2026. <\/p>\n

When it comes to the wider foldable form factor itself, fan opinions are currently split. Proponents argue the wider design vastly improves multimedia and productivity when open. However, critics point out that when closed, the width of devices like the iPhone Fold, Galaxy Wide Fold, and Pura X Max is going to require “hand gymnastics” to reach all corners. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, just like other Huawei phones released in the past six years, the leaked Huawei Pura X Max won\u2019t be available in the US and won\u2019t be shipping with Google Play services – if it makes it out of China in the first place.<\/p>\n

\t\"Martin<\/a>Martin Filipov<\/a> – Tech Writer – 32 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2026<\/p>\n

Martin is a professional smartphone nerd since he got his first \u201creal\u201d smartphone, the Galaxy Young. Although Martin is getting older, his enthusiasm and analytical eye for a phone spec sheet is holding up nicely.
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\nAI has already stolen several of Martin\u2019s jobs. But don\u2019t worry! He took revenge by switching back to a dumb toothbrush – the kind you have to swing back and forth until your teeth are clean.
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\nMartin started writing about tech in 2021, hitting \u201cpublish\u201d on nearly 800 feature articles in four years. Possibly a Guinness world record. Or at least a Heineken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 Unsplash (Enrique Silva). The Huawei Pura X Max is a larger Pura X. Folding phone mockup pictured.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601514,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6384,64,63,234,460,24661,293196,235,6465,292486,7279,293197,227,21715,233,226,236,140820,232,228,229,1338,44251,293198,105,231,230,293195],"class_list":{"0":"post-601513","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-android","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-benchmarks","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-foldable","14":"tag-folding-phones","15":"tag-graphics-card","16":"tag-huawei","17":"tag-huawei-pura-x-max","18":"tag-iphone-fold","19":"tag-iphone-ultra","20":"tag-laptop","21":"tag-leaks","22":"tag-netbook","23":"tag-notebook","24":"tag-processor","25":"tag-pura","26":"tag-reports","27":"tag-review","28":"tag-reviews","29":"tag-rumors","30":"tag-samsung-fold","31":"tag-samsung-wide-fold","32":"tag-technology","33":"tag-test","34":"tag-tests","35":"tag-wide"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}