A wide foldable running on a chip that hasn’t even launched yet, paired with a 7,000mAh battery and a 200MP camera. That’s the device Honor is reportedly testing right now, and if it ships anywhere close to those specs, it will be a serious statement in a segment that Samsung has owned for years.
According to Gizmochina, tipster Wisdom Pikachu claims Honor’s upcoming wide foldable is currently being tested with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, a platform built on a 2nm process. The tipster also says this is the only wide foldable currently being tested with that chip. That’s a notable claim. Wide foldables have historically been slower to get the absolute top-tier silicon, partly because the thermal and battery constraints of the form factor make it harder to justify. Honor apparently isn’t treating this as a constraint.
The leaked specs paint a fairly complete picture of what Honor is aiming for. The device is expected to carry a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.5-inch outer screen, which puts it in direct competition with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series and the recently aggressive Chinese rivals like vivo and Xiaomi. The camera setup is led by a 200MP primary sensor with a triple-camera configuration, and Honor’s own imaging processing is expected to be layered on top. The 7,000mAh battery is perhaps the most aggressive figure here. Most wide foldables today struggle to clear 5,000mAh because of the physical space the hinge and dual displays consume. Getting to 7,000mAh would require serious engineering work, and if Honor pulls it off, it addresses one of the form factor’s longest-standing criticisms.
Context matters here. The foldable market is at a point where hardware specs alone don’t close sales the way they used to. Samsung’s Z Fold 7 is polished, has a mature software experience, and sits on years of ecosystem trust. Chinese brands including Honor, vivo, and Xiaomi have been narrowing the gap fast, but battery life and durability are still areas where flagship Android foldables fall short compared to standard slab phones. A 7,000mAh wide foldable with 2nm silicon would directly attack both of those weaknesses at once.
Beyond this device, Honor is also reported to be working on a second-generation Robot Phone under its Alpha project. The first generation already featured a motorized gimbal camera and on-device AI, and Honor has officially shown it off as part of its ALPHA PLAN. The second generation reportedly has a high-level hardware definition already locked in, though the form factor is still unclear. Whether it follows the same unconventional direction or moves toward something more mainstream is an open question.
The key specs reportedly in testing include:
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro on a 2nm process
- 7.6-inch inner display and 5.5-inch outer display
- 7,000mAh battery
- Triple camera with a 200MP primary sensor
- Horizontal camera island design with a new body construction process
No launch date or pricing has been confirmed. But the fact that a device with these specs is already in active testing suggests Honor is moving quickly. If the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro follows Qualcomm’s usual release window, a device built around it could realistically appear in late 2026 or early 2027. For anyone tracking the foldable space, this is one to watch.
