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Huawei is reportedly preparing a wider Nova Flip for 2027, with a 6.3-inch screen that would give the compact foldable a shorter, broader shape when opened. Huawei is reportedly preparing a wider Nova Flip for 2027, with a 6.3-inch screen that would give the compact foldable a shorter, broader shape when opened.

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Huawei May Give Its Next Flip Phone a Whole New Shape

Huawei is reportedly preparing a wider Nova Flip for 2027, with a 6.3-inch screen that would give the compact foldable a shorter, broader shape when opened.

By Ayesha Siddiqui · Technology & Digital Policy Editor (Lahore)

Published: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · 22:40 PKT · Updated: 22:40 PKT

2 min readNewsbeat Technology Desk

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Huawei is reportedly preparing a wider Nova Flip for 2027, with a 6.3-inch screen that would give the compact foldable a shorter, broader shape when opened.
The rumored redesign fits a trend across the global smartphone industry.

ISLAMABAD — Huawei is reportedly preparing a wider Nova Flip for 2027, with a 6.3-inch screen that would give the compact foldable a shorter, broader shape when opened. The rumored redesign fits a trend across the global smartphone industry.

Book-style foldables such as Apple’s iPhone Duo and Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 have embraced wider proportions, and regular phones such as Huawei’s Pura X View are following suit. Huawei’s next nova Flip could bring that same shift to its clamshell lineup. A Wider Huawei Flip A Weibo tipster claims the next nova Flip will pair a 6.3-inch folding display with a Kirin 9-series processor, a step up from the Kirin 8030 in the current model.

The leak leaves the exact chip, screen aspect ratio, and cover display details unclear. Huawei launched the nova Flip S in China in October 2025. It kept the original nova Flip’s basic design and introduced new colors, a lower starting price, and a different chipset.