A new leak out of China suggests that Honor foldable development is moving toward a wide-format design, with one test device reportedly built around the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen6 family on a 2nm platform.
The information comes from tipster Digital Chat Station, who said a manufacturer is testing a wide foldable with a main display measuring about 7.6 inches and an outer screen around 5.5 inches. The post did not name the brand directly, but the hints and follow-up discussion led many observers to connect it to Honor.
If that reading is correct, this would be the company’s first serious move into the so-called wide foldable phone category, which differs from taller book-style designs by leaning harder into a broader internal screen format.
IT Home notes that the same tipster had already said back in November that Honor was evaluating a wider large-fold concept as a possible new direction for its foldable lineup. Then in April, the source added that several Chinese brands were assessing next-generation foldables with fairly similar screen approaches, generally centering on roughly 7.7-inch inner panels and 5.5-inch cover displays.
That earlier report also mentioned UTG glass and very shallow crease targets, along with faster development efforts as brands respond to pressure from Huawei and Apple. In other words, the latest leak doesn’t stand alone; it fits into a broader pattern of large-screen foldable planning across the domestic market.
On May 9, the same source also claimed that three wide foldables besides Huawei’s Pura X Max were on the way this year. If Honor is indeed one of the brands in that group, its first entry could become part of a much busier foldable cycle than usual.
Nothing here amounts to an official confirmation yet, but the repeated references to display size, platform class, and timing do make this look like a project worth watching.
