Coolpad has announced the Cool X Wide, its first wide-screen smartphone. The device is up for pre-order starting today; however, the company has not revealed the price yet. 

What’s new about the Cool X Wide is its form factor. It has a 6.38-inch TFT display with HD resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate, and a 16:10 aspect ratio. The wider panel gives the phone a different shape from the usual candybar design.

The difference is more visible in its dimensions. The phone measures 150.3 x 94.5 x 8.95mm, with a width of 94.5mm compared with the roughly 70mm to 80mm typical of most smartphones. Buyers can choose between White, Black and Red.

Inside, the Cool X Wide runs on a MediaTek Helio G99 octa-core processor paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. Coolpad will offer three configurations: 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB.

There’s also a TF card slot supporting cards up to 256GB, allowing users to expand storage without paying for a higher-capacity variant. This isn’t new for the brand, either. The Coolpad Cool 3, which launched in India in 2019, also supported microSD expansion.

For photography, the phone has a 50MP rear camera and a macro lens listed on its spec sheet. Coolpad hasn’t confirmed the total number of rear sensors, however, and details about the front camera remain unavailable.

The Cool X Wide packs a 4,600mAh battery, although the company hasn’t disclosed its charging speed. It also supports dual SIM dual standby, with Coolpad claiming full network compatibility without specifying the supported network bands.

What we don’t know yet

We’re still in shadow for several aspects, including the price, software version, charging speed and front camera specifications. Coolpad has released budget phones with similar hardware priorities before. The Coolpad Cool 50, which launched in July 2024 with 256GB of storage and a 4,700mAh battery, is one example.

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