Wide foldables sound like a fix to so many problems and I can’t wait for Apple to take stab at it

Huawei’s wide foldable look has me excited for the future of foldable smartphones. The new Pura X Max is pushing a wider, more passport-like shape instead of the usual tall-and-narrow foldable formula, and the result looks immediately more practical. And that is exactly why Apple’s foldable iPhone rumors are making a lot more sense to me.

The wide shape fixes what regular foldables still get wrong

A lot of foldables still feel like two compromised devices pretending to be one. Closed, they can be too narrow or too thick. Open, they give you more screen, but not always in a way that feels naturally useful. Bigger is not the same thing as better if the aspect ratio still feels odd.

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