Wide-screen smartphones appear to be the industry's next big trend, and it looks like Honor wants in on the action. Following weeks of speculation surrounding similar devices from Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi, and OnePlus, fresh leaks suggest Honor is now developing its own wide-screen handset — one that could arrive with seriously impressive hardware.
The information comes from well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, who claims that a wide-screen smartphone featuring a 6.39-inch display is currently in the works. Although the brand wasn't explicitly named in the leak, the emoji included in the post strongly hints that Honor is the manufacturer behind the device.
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According to the leak, an early engineering prototype of the handset is running on a Snapdragon processor, though the specific chipset model remains unknown at this stage. This suggests the phone is still in the early phases of development and specifications could change before launch.
On the photography front, the device is expected to sport a triple-camera system on the rear, headlined by a massive 200MP primary sensor and accompanied by a periscope telephoto lens — a setup that would put it in flagship territory.
Perhaps the most eye-catching detail, however, is the battery. The leak claims the phone will house a cell with a capacity of no less than 8,000mAh, which would be remarkable for a device of this form factor. Interestingly, Oppo's first candybar-style wide-screen phone has also been rumored to feature an identical 8,000mAh battery, hinting at a growing trend of large batteries in this emerging category.
