The most-popular smartphone event, MWC 2019, is now on in full swing and Huawei today unveiled the latest additions to its MateBook lineup, the MateBook 13 and MateBook 14. The new ultrabooks have been modeled on the Chinese giant’s popular MateBook X Pro, which was also upgraded at MWC. It brings a FullView screen, top-notch performance, as well as pizzaz in a portable form factor.
Design and Display
The display on the MateBook 14 and MateBook 13 support a resolution of up to 2160 x 1440 pixels. They both include support for 100% sRGB color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio. And the best part is that you can even choose a 10-point touchscreen option if you want.
Since the display has been pushed to the very edge, well, the web camera once again makes an appearance in the keyboard. The hidden web camera, accessible by the press of a key, is one of the best innovation from a user privacy point-of-view. Not much from a usability point-of-view though, thanks to the angle at which it sits.
Internal Specifications
Designed for creatives, the Huawei MateBook 14 is powered by up to the 8th-gen Intel Core i7 8565U processor, paired with a PCIe x4 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM. There’s also a 57.4Wh battery and a 65W adapter in tow, promising around three hours of usage in under 15 minutes of charge.
The MateBook laptops are also priced more generously as compared to Apple’s offerings, with the MateBook 13 and MateBook 14 starting at 999 euros and 1199 euros respectively.
