Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 vs MateBook 14s
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 22% sharper screen – 259 versus 213 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (102.3 vs 111.7 square inches)
- Provides 13% higher max. screen brightness: 450 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook 14s
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 60 against 56 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.33 kg (2.93 lbs) | 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304 x 217 x 14.6 mm 11.97 x 8.54 x 0.57 inches |
313.8 x 229.7 x 16.7 mm 12.35 x 9.04 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 660 cm2 (102.2 inches2) | 721 cm2 (111.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~87.2% | ~83.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.1 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Green |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 35.4 dB | 47 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.9 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | LTPS LCD | LTPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 259 ppi | 213 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 3000 x 2000 pixels | 2520 x 1680 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 74% | - |
| Response time | 24 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 90 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.8 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 156 grams | 241 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.6-3.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (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 | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| 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 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 83 dB | 84.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | In the keyboard button | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 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 |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.7 cm | 12.0 x 7.4 cm |
| Surface | 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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