Honor, the Huawei subsidiary, has just unveiled its latest lineup of MagicBook laptops in the IFA 2020 event, earlier today (4th September 2020). These laptops are refreshes to the 14 and 15 inch models which were launched earlier this year and feature AMD’s new Ryzen 4000 series processors.
While all of the laptops feature a Ryzen 4000 series chip, only the MagicBook Pros arrive with an H series processor. For those unaware, the U series is generally for thin and light laptops with en emphasis on low power draw while the H series focuses on offering better performance. Taking a look into the MagicBook Pro series first:
MagicBook Pro
The Honor MagicBook Pro features the Ryzen 5 4600H, which is a six core 12 thread CPU with Radeon graphics integrated. For memory, the user is offered 16GB of dual channel RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. The laptop has a 16.1 inch Full HD display with a 90 percent screen to body ratio and with an sRGB cover of 100 percent. The Honor MagicBook pro weighs just 1.7 kilograms and is only 16.9mm thick, which is fairly light and thin for a laptop with an H series chip.
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MagicBook 14 & 15
Alongside the specced up MagicBook Pro, the company has also launched the MagicBook 14 and 15. These are a direct refresh of the laptop which was unveiled earlier this year at MWC. The laptops now feature a Ryzen 5 4500U processor, with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. Although, the configuration and availability will vary between countries.
Between the 14 inch and 15 inch variant, the only real difference is the screen size.
Users get also get three USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A ports, one USB Type-C port for charging, an HDMI 2.0, and a 3.5mm audio jack as well. The laptop also supports Bluetooth 5.0 and has a camera hidden inside the keyboard along with a fingerprint sensor on the power button.
Both variants feature the same resolution and also feature identical ports including one USB Type C for charging, one USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A, an HDMI port, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Apart from the display, another difference is the battery, with the smaller variant having a much larger battery for some unknown reason (56Wh versus 42Wh on the MagicBook 15).
Price and Availability
The Honor MagicBook Pro with the Ryzen 5 4600H will be available in Germany starting from 7th September 2020 and the UK from the 8th. It will be priced at €899.90/£859.99 (roughly 1,200 US Dollars) respectively. A promotional offer at launch offers a €100 off in Germany and France or a free Honor Magic Watch and Honor Router 3 in the UK. On the other hand, the MagicBook 14 will be available in all three regions from 21st September for €749.90 or £669.99 (roughly 890 US Dollars).
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