Vivo and Honor are both being linked to wider foldable phones, a sign that the next round of book-style foldables may care as much about tablet-like proportions as thinness and hinge bragging rights. The timing is awkward for anyone hoping the foldable race would settle down: Huawei has already shown a wide-format design, Samsung is rumored to be preparing one of its own, and Apple is said to be chasing the category too.
Vivo X Fold 6 may get a cleaner crease
One leak points to the Vivo X Fold 6 as the company’s next step, with a focus on noticeably better crease performance. That sounds modest until you remember how often foldable makers have sold ”almost invisible” creases like they were a moon landing; if Vivo really tightens that flaw, it gives the brand a practical advantage in a category still obsessed with first impressions.
The same tip suggests Vivo may gradually move its foldables toward wider book-style designs. There is no clarity yet on whether that device will arrive this year, which is a very foldable-phone way of saying the hardware may be ready before the marketing team has agreed on the story.
Honor’s wide foldable could arrive with a triple camera
Honor is also said to be working on a wide foldable phone, and this one appears to have been in the pipeline for a long time. The leaked design shows a triple-camera layout and a rear secondary display, plus a broader body that should open into a more tablet-like experience in landscape orientation.
That shape makes sense if the industry is drifting away from tall, narrow inner screens and toward devices that feel less like a stretched smartphone. It also puts Honor in a familiar fight with Samsung and Huawei, both of which have been pushing foldables as premium productivity tools rather than just expensive pocket novelties.
Honor’s wide foldable launch may slip into Q1 2027
The catch is timing. Reports suggest Honor’s wide foldable may not arrive until Q1 2027, which leaves plenty of room for rivals to define the category first and even more room for leaks to do the usual heavy lifting before any official reveal.
- Vivo’s rumored device: X Fold 6
- Main upgrade: improved crease performance
- Design direction: wider book-style foldable
- Honor’s rumored features: triple camera, rear secondary screen
- Honor’s reported window: Q1 2027
If the rumors hold up, the next foldable battleground won’t just be about who can make the thinnest phone. It will be about who can make the widest one feel genuinely useful before everyone else gets there.