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Coolpad’s new $150 Android phone has a wider screen like the iPhone Duo, but doesn’t fold
Source: The Verge · Published
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 wi
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 typically seen in non-folding phones. The screen real estate is more on par with what you get from a tiny tablet , or what the iPhone Duo and Galaxy Z Fold 8 offer when closed, minus huge price tags , budget-stressing repair costs , and inevitable screen creases .
The Coolpad Cool X Wide is now available for preorder through JD.com in China for 999 C … Read the full story at The Verge.
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