Huawei is clearly aiming for a younger crowd with its latest laptop, the MateBook 14 HarmonyOS Edition. At first glance, it’s the design that grabs attention. The laptop is slim (just 14.5mm) and light at around 1.33kg, but more importantly, it comes in colors you don’t usually see in this category—Wild Green, Cherry Blossom Pink Gold, and the safer Space Gray.
The Green and Pink versions even get round, color-matched keys, which give them a slightly quirky, lifestyle-device vibe, while the Gray sticks to a more conventional look.
Huawei has also tweaked the chassis with a new D-shell design and a surprisingly dense pattern of tiny air vents underneath, almost 5,000 of them. Typing should feel decent too, thanks to 1.5mm key travel.
You’re getting a 14.2-inch OLED panel with a sharp 2.8K resolution and a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Add in full sRGB and P3 color coverage, 1.07 billion colors, and Huawei’s PaperMatte layer for reduced glare, and it’s clearly aimed at both content consumption and light creative work.
Under the hood, the laptop runs on Huawei’s Kirin X90 chip, paired with HarmonyOS 6.1. Performance-wise, it’s backed by a 40W TDP and a dual-fan cooling system, which should be enough for everyday productivity and multitasking. Battery life looks strong on paper too—a 70Wh battery rated for up to 21 hours of local video playback and 20 hours of streaming.
HarmonyOS itself brings a bunch of AI features like Celia Deep Research and note-taking tools, plus tighter ecosystem integration if you’re already using Huawei devices. There’s also support for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and Huawei’s NearLink tech, along with a full set of ports.
Pricing and availability:
Pricing starts at 6,599 yuan (equivalent to $967) and goes up to 8,599 yuan depending on the configuration, with sales starting from April 28 in the home country.
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