Huawei MateBook X Pro

The Huawei Matebook X Pro is a laptop designed and produced by Huawei. It is part of the Huawei MateBook line of laptops, and has been compared to Apple's MacBook, both in design and interface.

Huawei Matebook X Pro

Developer	Huawei
Product family	Huawei MateBook series
Operating system	Windows 10
CPU	10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10510U processor 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor
Memory	16GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	512GB or 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD
Display	13.9", 3000 x 2000 (260PPI) LTPS
Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 with 2 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5
Camera	1MP front facing camera
Dimensions	Width: 304 mm Height: 217 mm Depth: 14.6 mm
Mass	About 1.33 kg
Website	consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-x-pro/ consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-x-pro-2019/

Release

The Huawei Matebook X Pro laptop was first announced at MWC 2018.[1][2] An updated version was announced at MWC 2019, but was sold in China only until end of 2019.[3] The model of 2020 was advertised at "Huawei Consumer Business Product and Strategy Virtual Launch" due to cancellation of MWC.[4]

Features

Software

The Huawei Matebook X Pro ships with Windows 10（Home or Pro）, Microsoft's personal computer operating system.

Hardware

The Huawei Matebook X Pro is the first laptop in Huawei's lineup to feature what the company is calling "FullView" design, giving the laptop a screen to body ratio of 91%.[5] The display is a 13.9-inch LTPS touchscreen with an aspect ratio of 3:2. The resolution is 3000 × 2000 at 260 PPI with a claimed viewing angle of 178 degrees and a maximum brightness of 450 nits.[6]

In North America the laptop comes in two configurations with the base model using an 8th-generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor with 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of SSD storage and Intel UHD Graphics 620 while the higher-end model packs an 8th-generation Intel Core i7-8550U processor with 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of SSD storage and an dedicated NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB GDDR5 memory.[6]

Reception

The Huawei Matebook X Pro received positive reviews.

Dan Seifert from "The Verge" praised the laptop's display, performance and design saying "Huawei’s new MateBook X Pro is the best laptop right now." Seifert also compares the keyboard of the Matebook X Pro to Apple's MacBook Pro saying "The keyboard has low travel (1.22mm), but it’s not as low profile or annoying to type on as the keyboard on a MacBook Pro."[7]

Daniel Rubino from "Windows Central" also compared the Matebook X Pro to Apple's MacBook Pro noting, "It may look like a MacBook Pro, but Huawei's latest goes beyond our expectations." concluding that the Matebook X Pro is "An excellent performer with few drawbacks."[8]

Technical specifications

Model	2018[6]				2019[9][10]						2020[11][12][13]
Release date	February 25, 2018				February 24, 2019						February 24, 2020
Model number(s)	MACH-W19B	MACH-W19C	MACH-W29A	MACH-W29C	MACHR-W19	MACHR-W19B	MACHR-W19C	MACHR-W29B	MACHR-W29C[14]	MACHR-W29D	MACHC-WAH9L	MACHC-WAH9LP	MACHC-WAE9LP
Display	Size: 13.9 inches Type: LTPS Screen-to-body ratio: 91% Resolution: 3000 x 2000, 260 PPI Aspect ratio: 3:2 Viewing angle: 178 degrees Colour: sRGB 100% colour gamut (Typical Value) Contrast: 1500:1 Maximum Brightness: 450 nits Touchscreen: 10-point, anti-fingerprint
Video Camera	1 MP
Processor	Intel Core i5-8250U (8th. Gen.)		Intel Core i7-8550U (8th. Gen.)		Intel Core i5-8265U (8th. Gen.)			Intel Core i7-8565U (8th. Gen.)			Intel Core i5-10210U (10th. Gen.)		Intel Core i7-10510U (10th. Gen.)
Memory	8 GB LPDDR3			16 GB LPDDR3	8 GB LPDDR3				16 GB LPDDR3		8 GB LPDDR3		16 GB LPDDR3
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620	NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB GDDR5			Intel UHD Graphics 620		NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5		Intel UHD Graphics 620	NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5	Intel UHD Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5
Storage	256 GB		512 GB		256 GB	512 GB			1 TB		512 GB		1 TB
	NVMe PCIe SSD
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 / 5 GHz 2 x 2 MIMO				Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 5 GHz 1733 Mbps, 2 x 2 MIMO						Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac)
Bluetooth	BT 4.1				BT 5.0
NFC	no				yes
Peripheral connections	1× Thunderbolt 3 (2 × PCIe lanes)[15]				1× Thunderbolt 3 (4 × PCIe lanes)
	1× USB C (USB 3.1 Gen 1)[16] 1× USB A (USB 3.0) 1× 3.5-mm stereo headset jack
Audio	Dolby Atmos Sound System Quad digital microphones and Quad speakers
Battery	Lithium polymer 57.4 Wh
Weight	1.33 kg
Dimension	304 mm wide x 14.6 mm deep x 217 high

References

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3. "Huawei Updates HUAWEI MateBook X Pro". consumer.huawei.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
4. "Huawei's Consumer Business Product and Strategy Virtual Launch Set on 24 February 2020". Stuff. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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8. "Huawei MateBook X Pro's infinity display puts the competition to shame". Windows Central. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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10. S., Michael. "MWC 2019: Neue MateBooks von HUAWEI vorgestellt | STEREOPOLY" (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-25.
11. Warren, Tom (2020-02-24). "Huawei's new MateBook X Pro comes in green color option and Intel's latest chips". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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13. "Product Finder Results | Wi-Fi Alliance". www.wi-fi.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
14. "Huawei Notebook Matebook X Pro MachR-W29C (16 + 1T) I7 grau 德成在线". www.3c2p.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
15. Ngo, Allen. "Huawei has pulled a Dell — the MateBook X Pro uses a gimped Thunderbolt 3 port". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
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