Huawei MateBook 14 2024 vs Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook 14 2024
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- 64% sharper screen – 254 versus 155 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 27-37% higher FPS
- Around 16% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 75 against 70 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) | 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.6 x 226.8 x 14.5 mm 12.31 x 8.93 x 0.57 inches |
307.51 x 227.56 x 16.9 mm 12.11 x 8.96 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) | 700 cm2 (108.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.7% | ~85.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.6 dB | 41.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.2 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | LTPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 254 ppi | 155 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 95% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.7 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 202 grams | 200 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 18 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 969 |
| Solar Bay | - | 17250 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~83.1 dB | ~74.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | In the keyboard button |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.4 cm | 12.0 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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