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Today, Huawei kicks off the air of the wide foldable. Oh, the passport style.

Very exciting. I don't know if you'll be able to get it. I won't. I'm Tom Merritt. I'm Rob Dunlewe.

Let's start with what you need to know with that big story. Yes, indeed, Huawei launched the Pura X Max 5G.

This is a foldable phone with a 5.4 inch cover display that unfolds into a 7.7 inch internal display.

And those measurements might give you the wrong impression if you're not thinking of this as a squareish, wide, or passport-style foldable.

It also runs on Huawei's Kieran 9030 Pro chips.

Huawei's Harmony OS 6.1 does not have Android, has Harmony's own or Huawei's own phone operating system and supports the Huawei M-Pen3 mini stylus.

One interesting thing I noticed when I saw an unboxing, it ships unfolded.

It ships flat in the box.

I wonder if that's a way to keep the crease from being too apparent at the beginning.

The Pura XMAX 5G is available now in China for 10,99 yuan, depending on when and who you

consult, that's around $1,600 US.

However, consumer business chief Richard Yu warned customers that the price might yet rise,

as component prices continue to rise everywhere. Something Huawei has an advantage of

in China. Xiaomi and Vivo have had to raise their prices. And Huawei has been able to hold the line

because it makes a lot more of its components. It makes that Kieran chip. It makes some other

components. But even Huawei is saying we don't know how much longer we'll be able to hold the line. And yeah, this is something you're only going to get in China, Rob, so you and I aren't

going to get our hands on one very easily. But China is the biggest smartphone market now. And

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