Huawei MateBook X Pro

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Huawei Matebook X Pro
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Developer Huawei
Product family Huawei MateBook series
Operating system Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i7-10510U
Intel Core i5-10210U
Memory16 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage512 GB or 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD
Display13.9", 3000 x 2000 (260PPI) LTPS
GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB GDDR5

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5
Camera1 MP front facing camera
DimensionsWidth: 304 mm

Height: 217 mm

Depth: 14.6 mm
MassAbout 1.33 kg
Website consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-x-pro/ consumer.huawei.com/en/laptops/matebook-x-pro-2019/

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.

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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 a 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

Model2018 [6] 2019 [9] [10] 2020 [11] [12] [13]
Release dateFebruary 25, 2018February 24, 2019February 24, 2020
Model number(s)MACH-W19BMACH-W19CMACH-W29AMACH-W29CMACHR-W19MACHR-W19BMACHR-W19CMACHR-W29BMACHR-W29C [14] MACHR-W29DMACHC-WAH9LMACHC-WAH9LPMACHC-WAE9LP
DisplaySize: 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 Camera1 MP
ProcessorIntel 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.)
Memory8 GB LPDDR316 GB LPDDR38 GB LPDDR316 GB LPDDR38 GB LPDDR316 GB LPDDR3
GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 620NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB GDDR5Intel UHD Graphics 620NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5Intel UHD Graphics 620NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5Intel UHD GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2 GB GDDR5
Storage256 GB512 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB512 GB1 TB
NVMe PCIe SSD
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 / 5 GHz 2 x 2 MIMOWi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 5 GHz 1733 Mbps, 2 x 2 MIMOWi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac)
BluetoothBT 4.1BT 5.0
NFCnoyes
Peripheral connectionsThunderbolt 3 (2 × PCIe lanes) [15] 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

AudioDolby Atmos Sound System

Quad digital microphones and Quad speakers

BatteryLithium polymer 57.4 Wh
Weight1.33 kg
Dimension304 mm wide x 14.6 mm deep x 217 high

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