Huawei MateBook 14s vs MateBook 14
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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
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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 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 60 against 56 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- 15% sharper screen – 213 versus 185 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook 14
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.8 x 229.7 x 16.7 mm 12.35 x 9.04 x 0.66 inches |
307.5 x 223.8 x 15.9 mm 12.11 x 8.81 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 721 cm2 (111.6 inches2) | 688 cm2 (106.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.3% | ~84.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | 40.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.2 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 213 ppi | 185 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2520 x 1680 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
MateBook 14s
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
MateBook 14
14″ (3:2 ratio) = 90.5 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1758:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 92.8% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 68.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 65.9% |
| Response time | - | 36 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 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 | 90 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1.8 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 241 grams | 200 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| 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 | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.1 dB | ~76.4 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | In the keyboard button |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.4 cm | 12.0 x 7.2 cm |
| 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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