Honor’s first wide-screen phone has a battery bigger than 8000mAh, claims leak

Honor’s first wide-screen phone could have a bigger battery than the Huawei Pura X View that started the trend. According to tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS), the upcoming 6.39-inch phone will pack a battery rated at 8,000mAh or higher. The tipster also claims this would be the largest battery in its category.

The leak follows a report from last month in which DCS said Oppo and Honor would lead Android brands into the wide-screen candybar phone market after Huawei introduced the Pura X View.

Same screen size, bigger battery

The Huawei Pura X View has a 6.39-inch OLED display with a 16:9.5 aspect ratio and a 7,000mAh battery. Honor’s phone is tipped to have the same screen size but at least 1,000mAh more battery capacity.

However, fitting a larger battery into a phone this size could affect its dimensions and weight. DCS has not shared either figure, so it remains to be seen how thick the Honor phone will be. For comparison, the Pura X View measures just 6.68mm thick.

The leak also mentions a 200MP triple rear camera system with a large sensor and a periscope lens. DCS has not clarified whether the 200MP sensor will serve as the main camera or the telephoto camera.

Moreover, the leak claims early engineering samples of the phone reportedly run on a Snapdragon processor, although the tipster has not revealed which chip Honor is testing.

Large batteries have also featured in DCS’s recent Honor leaks. The tipster previously claimed the Honor 700 series would come with a 9,000mAh battery and a 200MP main camera.

Honor has made no comments on whether and when it plans to launch a wide-screen phone. The battery, camera, and processor details are based on early engineering samples, so they could change before the device reaches the market.