Huawei had announced the 2020 MateBook D 14 and the D 15 in Shanghai back in November 2019. Both devices have just launched in the United Kingdom. Contrary to the Chinese launch, the laptops will be available in a single configuration and color choice in the UK.
According to Huawei, the MateBook D 14 and D 15 offer greater performance, robust build quality, and a chic design. The laptops are also considerably lighter than the predecessor. The D14 is priced significantly higher than the MateBook D15, due to its ultra-portability and the fact that it packs a larger battery and more internal storage.
2020 Huawei MateBook D Series Specifications and Features
Both the Huawei MateBook D 14 and the D 15 flaunt Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:9. While the D 14 sports a 14-inch display, the D 15 flaunts a 15.6-inch screen. The laptops sport a screen-to-body ratio of 84 percent and 87 percent respectively. The laptops are designed to open up to 178-degree.
Both the MateBook D14 and D 15 draw power from a 12nm AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor with AMD Radeon Vega 8 graphics. Both devices sport 8GB of DDR4 dual-channel RAM and flaunt 512 GB and 256 GB of storage respectively. Huawei has introduced its new Shark Fin 2.0 cooling setup that offers better performance than its predecessor.
While the MateBook D 14 is powered by a 56Wh battery the D 15 draws power from a 42Wh unit. Both laptops support 65W charging and come with a USB Type-C charger. Connectivity options include an HDMI port, a USB Type-C port, two full-sized USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port, and a 3.5mm headphone port.
File transfer between Huawei smartphones is made easy with the OneHop interface that connects to brand smartphones at a single tap and starts file transfer instantly. Users can also control their Huawei smartphones from the new MateBook D, or share clipboards using OneHop.
The Huawei MateBook D 14 measures 322.5 x 214.8 x 15.9 mm and flaunts a 4.8 mm display. The MateBook D 15 measures 357.8 x 229.9 x 16.9 mm and sports a 5.3 mm display.
2020 Huawei MateBook D Series price and availability
Huawei launched the MateBook D 14 at £649. While the MateBook D 15 is priced at £599. Both laptops run on Windows 10 and are scheduled to arrive in the UK on February 21. Huawei is yet to announce the prices and a tentative launch date globally.
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