You can now buy a wide-screen Android phone from Coolpad, and it’s affordable

The wide-screen smartphone that Coolpad announced a few days ago is now available for pre-order in China. You can pre-book the Coolpad Cool X Wide via JD.com, with shipping set to begin on November 8.

Coolpad calls it the first wide-screen phone in the Android camp, and it is also the company’s first phone with this form factor. More importantly, it costs a fraction of what Huawei, the only manufacturer that currently sells a wide-screen smartphone, asks for the Pura X View.

The base model retails at 999 yuan (~ $150) with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The other options include 8GB + 256GB for 1,199 yuan (~ $180) and 12GB + 256GB for 1,399 yuan (~ $209). This affordability directly translates to what the phone offers.

Coolpad Cool X Wide Specifications

The Cool X Wide has a 6.38-inch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 90Hz refresh rate. Its 720 x 1158 resolution is relatively low, particularly compared with the Full HD screens found on many phones, but it helps keep the price down.

Its dimensions are 150.3 x 94.5 x 8.95mm. At 94.5mm wide, the phone is much broader and shorter than a typical smartphone, giving it a different shape from the tall, narrow designs most manufacturers sell. Oppo is also reportedly developing a wide-screen phone, according to an earlier leak, but the Cool X Wide is already available to order.

Inside, the phone runs on MediaTek’s Helio G99 chipset, paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. Buyers can get up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, while the latter is expandable up to 256GB via a TF card. Worth noting, the Helio G99 is a 4G-only chip, so the phone does not support 5G connectivity.

The remaining hardware includes a 4,600mAh battery and a single 50-megapixel rear camera. 

For now, the Cool X Wide is limited to the Chinese market. Coolpad has not announced plans to release the phone in other markets.

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