Huawei has just launched its latest MateBook series lineup alongside its flagship MateBook X, with the new MateBook 13 and MateBook 14. These laptops are the Ryzen edition, meaning, they feature AMD’s latest 4000 series Ryzen mobile chipsets.

Specs and Features

The MateBook lineup is generally built to offer great performance in a thin and light notebook form factor. This is shown to be true as the laptop scan feature Ryzen 4000 series H processors. These processors are for high performance and have a higher 35-45W TDP in comparison to regular U series chips which has a TDP of 15W. The higher end model offers a Ryzen 7 4800H which offers 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base frequency of 2.9GHz and a boost clock of 4.2GHz. It also features an integrated Vega 7 GPU.

The screen on both the 13 inch and 14 inch model can offer a 2K touch enabled display with minimal bezels on each side. Its high screen to body ratio offers a wide angle of view with support for 100 percent sRGB color gamut. Notably, the notebooks also passed the Rheinland low blue light certification, which is beneficial to the users’ eyes when using the laptop. The 13 inch variant weighs just 1.3kg and measures in at 14.9mm. On the other hand, the 14 inch model arrives at 15.9mm and weighs just 1.49kg.

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Both laptops also offer a two in one fingerprint reader/power button option that can make logging into your laptop seamless. Huawei also heavily advertised the laptops speed with 1GB PPT file opening in just 2.5 seconds, and a 7.5GB folder with 300 images opening in just 2.6 seconds. The company also showcased the processor’s prowess with certain coding applications and other benchmarks as well.

Price and Availability

The Huawei MateBook 13 and MateBook 14 will be available for purchase later today (19th August 2020) in China and will be offered in three different configurations and to different colors. This includes:

MateBook 13

• Ryzen 5 4600H/16GB RAM/512GB Storage – 4,599 Yuan (roughly 665 US Dollars)
• Ryzen 7 4800H/16GB RAM/512GB Storage – 5,099 Yuan (roughly 737 US Dollars)
• Ryzen 7 4800H/16GB RAM/512GB Storage/Touch Screen (Will launch later in the year) – 5,399 Yuan (roughly 780 US Dollars)

MateBook 14

• Ryzen 5 4600H/16GB RAM/512GB Storage (Will launch later in the year) – 4,999 Yuan (roughly 723 US Dollars)
• Ryzen 7 4800H/16GB RAM/512GB Storage/Touch Screen – 5,299 Yuan (roughly 766 US Dollars)
• Ryzen 7 4800H/16GB RAM/512GB Storage/Touch Screen (Will launch later in the year) – 5,699 Yuan (roughly 824 US Dollars)

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Huawei MateBook 14 2020 laptop has received an upgrade in terms of its graphics processor. The company has upgraded its GPU to MX350 and even after this upgrade, there’s no change in the pricing of the laptop.

The development comes just days after it was reported that the MateBook 13 2020 and MateBook 14 2020 both will get upgraded to MX350 GPU. However, the Huawei MateBook 14 2020 with MX350 GPU is yet to be listed online for sale.

The NVIDIA GeForce MX350, built on 14nm proces, was launched in February 2020. It is based on the GP107 graphics processor in its GP107-670-A1 variant and features 640 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The company has paired 2GB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce MX350 and the GPU is operating at a frequency of 1354 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1468 MHz, while the memory is running at 1752 MHz.

The Huawei MateBook 14 comes with a 14-inch display with 2K screen resolution offering 2160 x 1440 pixels with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. It comes powered by the Intel‘s 10th-generation Core i5 and i7 processors.

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The laptop is available in 8GB RAM and 16GB RAM configurations, with 512GB of PCIe SSD storage. It also has a one-touch fingerprint scanner but its cooling fan is just one but bigger. For connectivity, Huawei has included 1 x USB 3.0 port, 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x “full function” USB Type-C port, and 1 x audio port.

When announced, the laptop featured NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU but now it comes packed with the upgraded MX350 GPU. It is powered by a 56Wh battery and also supports 65W superfast charge over USB-C. It is 15.9mm thick and weighs 1.53kg.

As said, despite the upgrade in the graphics processor, the pricing of the laptop remains unchanged. The base model with Core i5 and 8GB RAM costs 5,899 yuan while the model with Core i5 SoC and 16GB RAM costs 6,399 yuan. The top-end model which packs Core i7 SoC and 16GB RAM is priced at 7,399 yuan.

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Ahead of the launch, Huawei Mall has listed the company’s two new upcoming laptops — MateBook 13 2020 and MateBook 14 2020. Both these devices can be pre-booked with a deposit of 100 yuan and 200 yuan.

Coming to the features, both the devices, MateBook 13 2020 and MateBook 14 2020 comes equipped with 2K resolution touchscreen display with the only difference being the screen size for both the devices.

Under the hood, the devices come powered by Intel‘s 10th generation Core processors, offering the latest in terms of chipsets. As for the camera, the MateBook 13 comes with the usual camera sensor on the bezel while the MateBook 14 has it hidden under a key. Yesterday, we reported about the leaked specifications of both the devices.

MateBook 13 2020

The MateBook 13 has a 13-inch 2160 x 1440 (2K) IPS display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and an 88% screen-to-body ratio. The spec sheet says the screen has bezels that measure just 4.4mm.

It will be available in two CPU variants – a Core i5-10210U model and a Core i7-10510U model. Both variants will have NVIDIA’s MX250 GPU. It will also come in 8GB and 16GB RAM variants with 512GB PCIe SSD.

The MateBook 13 will have a fingerprint scanner that doubles as the power button. It will also have 2 x USB Type-C ports and an audio jack. The spec sheet also mentions Shark-Fin dual cooling fans and 65W superfast charging. The notebook has a 41.7Wh battery, is 14.9 millimeters thick and weighs 1.32 kilograms.

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MateBook 14 2020

The MateBook 14 will also have a 2160 x 1440 2K display with a 3:2 aspect ratio but a 90% screen-to-body ratio. It has the same CPU variants as the 13-inch model and will also be available in 8GB RAM and 16G RAM configurations with 512GB of PCIe SSD storage.

It also has a one-touch fingerprint scanner but its cooling fan is just one but bigger. For connectivity, Huawei has included 1 x USB 3.0 port, 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x “full function” USB Type-C port, and 1 x audio port. It is powered by a 56Wh battery and also supports 65W superfast charge over USB-C. It is 15.9mm thick and weighs 1.53kg.

Pricing Details

As for the pricing, the device is offered in two variants. The MateBook 13 2020 that packs Core i5 SoC, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage costs 5,999 yuan while the one with Core i7 SoC, 16GB RAM, and 512GB storage is priced at 6,999 yuan.

Huawei MateBook 14 2020, on the other hand, starts at 5,899 yuan for the Core i5, 8GB RAM, and 512GB internal storage while the one that packs Core i5, 16GB RAM, and 512GB storage costs 6,399 yuan. The top-end model which packs Core i7 SoC, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage costs 7,399 yuan.

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