Oppo and Honor to lead wide-screen candybar push after Huawei Pura X View

Tipster Digital Chat Station says the launch plans for wide-screen candybar phones from Android brands are mostly in place, with Oppo set to lead the pack. Honor will follow suit while other manufacturers will reportedly take more time to bring their own models to market.

Oppo’s wide-screen flagship has already appeared in earlier leaks. The prototype is said to have a display of around 7.6 inches, along with either a Snapdragon 8-series or Dimensity 9-series chip. Other reported hardware includes a 200MP main camera, a periscope telephoto camera, and a battery of around 7,000mAh.

Oppo reportedly plans to launch the phone alongside the Oppo Find X10 Ultra.  According to previous leaks, the Find X10 Ultra could launch in the first half of 2027, which could also give us an idea of when Oppo’s wide-screen model might arrive if the two launches remain linked.

Honor is also working on a wide-screen phone, although there are no reported specifications for it yet.

Huawei Pura X View sets the baseline

The Huawei Pura X View will likely be the main reference point for these upcoming phones. It has a 6.39-inch display with 1.05mm bezels on all four sides, resulting in a 96.1% screen-to-body ratio. The phone is 6.68mm thick and weighs 201g, while its 7,000mAh battery uses silicon-anode technology.

The phone runs on Huawei’s Kirin 9030S chip and has a 200MP camera system branded XMAGE Red Maple Imaging. Pricing starts at 5,999 yuan.

There has already been some early demand in China. The phone sold more than 180,000 units on its first day, which means the traction is strong. Oppo and Honor can use this to gauge how buyers respond to the wider-screen format, although it is too early to know whether the category will become a larger trend.

For now, the Oppo and Honor phones remain unconfirmed. Neither company has announced the devices, their specifications, or launch dates, so the reported plans could still change.

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