Huawei just announced a couple of new non-smartphone products. Two of them belong to the brand’s laptop line-up, the MateBook 16s and D 16.
The most interesting of the two is the Huawei MateBook 16s, which is currently one of the brand’s flagship laptops. It has tons of similarities over last year’s MateBook 16, only this time, it’s powered by the latest 12th gen Intel CPUs with an option between a Core i7 or i9 chip.
For graphics, we have the trusty Intel Iris Xe. It also boasts a generous 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB or 1TB of NVMe PCIe storage. The battery is rated at 83Wh paired with a 135W power adapter.
On the front, we have an attractive 16-inch touchscreen display with ultra-thin bezels. It has a 2520 x 1680 pixel resolution, with a 3:2 aspect ratio, 100% sRGB coverage, and has been calibrated with an average Delta-E <.
The Huawei MateBook 16s has an SRP of EUR1,299 (around Php75,100) and EUR1,499 (around Php86,700) for the Intel Core i7 and i9 models, respectively. Those who will get the i7 variant from July 13 and 23 will take home MateBiew GT 27 monitor, while i9 buyers from July 13 and 26 get a free MateView monitor.
Huawei MateBook 16s Specs
- Windows 11 Home
- 16-inch IPS touchscreen, 2520 x 1680 pixel resolution, 189ppi
- 300-nits, 100% sRGB, △E<1 color accuracy
- 90% screen-to-body ratio
- 12th-Gen Intel Core i7-12700H/i9-12900H
- 16GB LPDDR5
- Intel Iris Xe GPU
- 512GB/1TB NVMe PCIe SSD
- 1080p FHD camera
- 2x speakers, 2x microphone
- Fingerprint power button
- Full-size backlit keyboard
- Touchpad and multi-touch
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- WiFi 6, dual-band, MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.2
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x USB-C (data, charging, DisplayPort)
- 1x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4, data, charging, DisplayPort)
- 1x HDMI
- Dimensions: 351 x 254.9 x 17.8mm
- Weight: 1.88kg
- Color: Space Gray
- 84Wh Li-Po battery, 135W USB Type-C power adapter
If you want something cheaper, there’s the Huawei MateBook D 16. Still a premium machine, you get a 12th-Gen Intel i7 option, albeit no i9, but there’s a cheaper i5 model. Still, both models have Intel Iris Xe GPU and 16GB of RAM. No 1TB option, though.
The display size is similar, albeit it uses a more generic FHD screen with a wide 16:9 aspect ratio. No touchscreen, either.
Those in Europe can get the Huawei MateBook D 15 with a Core i5 CPU for EUR749 (around Php43,300) and EUR999 (around Php57,800) for the Core i7. Those who will pre-order from June 29 to July 12 will get a free MateView GT 27 monitor.
Huawei MateBook D 16 Specs
- Windows 11 Home
- 16-inch IPS FHD display, 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, 142ppi
- 300-nits peak brightness, 100% sRGB
- 90% screen-to-body ratio
- 12th-Gen Intel Core i5-12450H/i5-12500H/i7-12700H CPU
- 8GB/16GB RAM
- Intel Iris UHD/Xe GPU
- 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD
- 1080 FHD webcam
- Fingerprint power button
- Full-size backlit keyboard, numeric keypad
- 2x speaker, 4x microphone
- WiFi 6, dual-band, 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.1
- 1x USB-C (data, charging, DisplayPort)
- 1x USB-C (data, charging)
- 1x USB 3.2, Gen 1
- 1x USB 2.0
- HDMI, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Dimensions: 356.7 x 248.7 x 18.4mm
- Weight: 1.7kg
- Colors: Space Gray, Mystic Silver
- 60Wh Li-Po battery, 65W USB-C charger