Huawei MateBook 16 (2021) vs Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K3500)
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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 16 (2021)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 35% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 84 against 63 watt-hours
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K3500)
- Performs significantly better (up to 5.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 144-197% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 340 grams less (around 0.75 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 351 x 254.9 x 17.8 mm 13.82 x 10.04 x 0.7 inches |
359.8 x 235.3 x 19.9 mm 14.17 x 9.26 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) | 847 cm2 (131.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~79.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.4 dB | 48.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2520 x 1680 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
MateBook 16 (2021)
16″ (3:2 ratio) = 118.2 in2
Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K3500)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~13% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 427720:1 |
| sRGB color space | 94.9% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.1% | 95.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.1% | 99.9% |
| Response time | 34 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 135 W | 65 / 120 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 482 grams | 220 / 446 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.6-3.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | 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 | 15 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 945 |
| Solar Bay | - | 18768 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~86 dB | ~79.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | - | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | In the keyboard button | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 14.1 x 9.1 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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