EQUIPThe Verge · 1d ago
Coolpad’s new $150 Android phone has a wider screen like the iPhone Duo, but doesn’t fold
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Coolpad has launched the Cool X Wide, an affordable Android smartphone featuring an ultra-wide display ratio previously exclusive to foldable devices. This non-folding slab phone targets professionals seeking increased screen real estate without the high price point of premium foldables.
- 01New design adopts the wider aspect ratio seen in premium folding handsets like the iPhone Duo
- 02Hardware offers increased display width in a traditional non-folding slab form factor
- 03Retail pricing is positioned at one hundred fifty dollars to target budget conscious market segments
- 04Device follows a growing industry trend of wider screen designs emerging from the Chinese market
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The design of widescreen folding phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Huawei Pura X View, and now the iPhone Duo, is starting to influence traditional slab phones. Similar to the Huawei Pura X View that launched in China in August, the new Coolpad Cool X Wide has a much wider screen than what's […]