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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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook 14s
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~46%) battery – 60 against 41 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 90% sharper screen – 213 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the HP 14 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.8 x 229.7 x 16.7 mm 12.35 x 9.04 x 0.66 inches |
324 x 225 x 17.9 mm 12.76 x 8.86 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 721 cm2 (111.6 inches2) | 729 cm2 (113.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.3% | ~74.1% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14.2 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | LTPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 213 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2520 x 1680 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | - |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
MateBook 14s
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
14 (2021)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 90 W | 45 W |
| Cable length | 1.8 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 241 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | 2.67 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | - |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~84.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.4 cm | - |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| 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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