Huawei Targets iOS and Android With $1,000 Pura X Folding Phone Running HarmonyOS
The Pura X has a 6.3-inch display when unfolded, with a new 16:10 aspect ratio that gives it a wider screen area than most other smartphones on the market. The device folds in half into a compact square and has a 3.5-inch display with a camera at the front. The Pura X starts at 7,499 Chinese yuan ($1,037).
Huawei's market share in the fourth quarter of 2024 rose to 16.2% in China versus 13.7% a year before, according to the International Data Corporation. Apple's market share declined from 20% to 17.4% over the same period, as reported by CNBC.
It was initially launched in November as HarmonyOS Next and reportedly no longer uses code from the open-source version of Google's Android operating system. This is a big step by Huawei to cut any ties to Google and Android. In 2019, US sanctions forced Google to stop working with Huawei.
The Pura X is also equipped with Xiaoyi, Huawei's AI assistant which is underpinned by its own artificial intelligence models as well as those developed by DeepSeek.
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