Honor has been quietly working on its first wide-format foldable phone for a while now, and new details suggest it is further along than most people expected. According to a fresh leak, the device has moved into its final refinement stage, which is typically one of the last steps before a product gets an official announcement.
The specs being reported are hard to ignore. As per Gizmochina, leaker Digital Chat Station says the phone will carry a 200MP main camera, a periscope telephoto lens, and a 7000mAh battery. That battery figure, if accurate, would make it the largest in any flagship foldable currently on the market.
Wide foldables, sometimes called book-style or horizontal foldables, have become increasingly competitive in 2025 and 2026. Samsung, Huawei, and Oppo all have entries in this space. Honor has been a strong player in the tall-format foldable market with its Magic V series, but this would be its first attempt at the wider book-style form factor, putting it directly up against some of the most popular foldables in China and beyond.
The screen setup reportedly stays the same as earlier leaks described: a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.5-inch outer cover screen. That cover screen is notably larger than what many current foldables offer, which matters for everyday use. A bigger outer screen means you can do more, read messages, scroll through content, watch short videos, without unfolding the phone at all.
On the performance side, earlier reports pointed to a 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6-series chip. That lines up with what other top-tier Android phones are expected to use in the second half of 2026, so Honor would be keeping pace with the competition on raw power.
The camera setup is worth paying attention to. A 200MP main sensor is a significant jump, and pairing it with a periscope telephoto lens suggests Honor is taking photography seriously on this device. Foldables have historically lagged behind slab phones on camera performance, partly because of the space constraints involved in the folding mechanism. If Honor can deliver a strong camera package here, that would address one of the most common complaints about foldables in general.
The 7000mAh battery claim is also notable in context. Most flagship foldables sit in the 5000mAh to 5500mAh range. Honor’s Magic V6 already made a name for itself by fitting a large battery into a slim body, so pushing that further in a wide foldable format shows the company is trying to repeat that approach at a larger scale.
Honor has not confirmed a launch date or even officially acknowledged the phone exists. But entering final refinement typically means the hardware is mostly locked in, and the focus shifts to software polish and manufacturing prep. An announcement in late 2026 would not be a stretch at this point. More details will likely surface in the weeks ahead as the device gets closer to being ready.