Coolpad's Cool X Wide Brings a 16:10 Screen to a Budget Price in China
Coolpad has opened preorders in China for the Cool X Wide, a 16:10 Android phone priced at 999 yuan, or around $150, through JD.com. The Verge reports that shipping is expected to start on November 8.
The handset comes in black, red and white. The base configuration pairs 8GB of RAM, the short-term memory that holds apps while they run, with 128GB of storage. A 256GB version costs around $180, and a 12GB RAM variant costs around $209. Gadgets Now gives the 999 yuan launch price as approximately Rs 14,500.
The core of the device is a MediaTek Helio G99 processor. The display is a 6.38-inch LCD with a 16:10 aspect ratio, meaning 16 units of width for every 10 units of height. It has a resolution of 1158x720 and refresh rates up to 90Hz. GSMArena lists LPDDR4X for the RAM, a low-power memory standard, and UFS 2.2 for the storage, a flash storage standard. Gizmochina notes TF card expansion, which lets users add removable microSD-style memory cards. The rear camera is a 50-megapixel main sensor. A 4,600mAh battery powers the phone, which ships with Android 16 and is limited to 4G connectivity.
Physically, the Cool X Wide measures 3.72 inches across, against 2.83 inches for the iPhone 18 Pro, while the two are nearly identical in height. The wider body follows directly from the 16:10 panel, and it gives the phone a noticeably different footprint from the compact flagships it will be compared against.
In my view, the specification sheet places the Cool X Wide firmly in the budget tier. A Helio G99 with LPDDR4X and UFS 2.2, a 720-pixel-high LCD and a 4G-only modem are choices that keep the bill of materials low, and the price reflects that. Buyers should read the spec sheet as a set of trade-offs rather than a single headline number. The 16:10 format, the 90Hz refresh rate and the 4,600mAh cell are the parts most likely to matter in daily use, while the modem and memory generation determine how the phone ages.
The broader context here is the steady push of wide, 16:10 panels into lower price bands, a format that has mostly appeared in higher-end devices. Whether that extends into budget handsets depends on what buyers reward once they hold one. For readers who want a larger, wider screen without paying for a premium chipset, the Cool X Wide offers a concrete option, and the November 8 shipping date will show how it performs in the hands of actual users.
