At a launch event in China today, along with the MatePad Pro and Sound X smart speaker, the company has also launched the Huawei MateBook D, as it had promised earlier.
Huawei Mate D 15, as the name suggests, features a 15.6-inch IPS Full HD display offering a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 87 percent screen-to-body ratio, 16:9 aspect ratio, and 178-degree viewing angle.
Under the hood, the device is powered by Intel’s 10th generation Core i7 processor which is coupled with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics processor. It is packed with up to 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD storage and 1TB HDD.
It also comes with Shark Fin 2.0 Silent Fan which the company says it has used for stronger air volume which greatly improves heat dissipation and is also claimed to be super quiet. As for the ports, the Huawei MateBook D 15 comes with a USB 2.0 port, USB 3.0 port, 3.5mm headphone jack, HMDI port, another USB 3.0 port, and a USB Type-C port.
The device has 16.9mm thickness and comes in a 1.9Kg aluminum alloy body which makes it light, thin and portable. The company also added that the MateBook D 15 comes equipped with a lightweight 65W USB-C power adapter which is weighing about 160 grams.
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Along with this, the company has also announced a compact version of this laptop, dubbed as Huawei MateBook D 14. As the name suggests, it comes with a 14-inch Full HD display and most of the specifications remains same as the 15.6-inch model.
The 14-inch model of the MateBook D measures just 15.9mm in thickness, same as the Apple MacBook Air and weighs at 1.38kg and supports 180-degree screen opening and closing. Both the models come with one-touch power button which comes with an integrated fingerprint recognition.
Huawei has also launched the MateBook D Ryzen version, which is using AMD dual channel memory design which the company claims can improve the graphics performance by more than 30 percent. It comes with AMD R5 3500U chipset with up to 16GB of RAM.
Interestingly, the company has confirmed that all three models come pre-installed with Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, which is a major win for the Chinese company which has been on Entity List, effectivity banning the company from doing business with the United States-based firms.
As for the battery life, the company is promising about 13 hours of battery life for office work on single charge, 13.2 hours of Full HD video playback and 12 hours of web browsing. The Huawei MateBook D series comes in two color options — Black and Grey.
Pricing and Availability Details
- Huawei MateBook D 15
- i5/MX250/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 5,299 yuan
- i5/MX250/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 5,599 yuan
- i7/MX250/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 6,599 yuan
- Ryzen – R5/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 3,999 yuan
- Ryzen – i5/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 4,299 yuan
- Huawei MateBook D 14
- i5/MX250/8GB/512GB SSD — 5,199 yuan
- i5/MX250/16GB/512GB SSD — 5,499 yuan
- i7/MX250/16GB/512GB SSD — 6,499 yuan
- Ryzen – R5/8GB/512GB SSD — 3,999 yuan
- Ryzen – R5/16GB/512GB SSD — 4,999 yuan
All the models are now up for pre-orders in China and the company has confirmed that they will go on sale from 3rd December.
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