Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 vs MateBook 16 (2021)
57
out of 100
VS
52
out of 100
You can select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
NanoReview Score
Key Differences
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 660 grams less (around 1.46 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 15-20% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 450 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (102.3 vs 138.7 square inches)
- 37% sharper screen – 259 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~50%) battery – 84 against 56 watt-hours
We may earn commissions from Amazon for purchases made via the links below. This does not affect our assessment methodology.
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.33 kg (2.93 lbs) | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304 x 217 x 14.6 mm 11.97 x 8.54 x 0.57 inches |
351 x 254.9 x 17.8 mm 13.82 x 10.04 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 660 cm2 (102.2 inches2) | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~87.2% | ~85.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.1 mm | 6.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray |
| 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 | 42.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.9 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 259 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 3000 x 2000 pixels | 2520 x 1680 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 94.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 65.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 74% | 63.1% |
| Response time | 24 ms | 34 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 2:30 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 | 135 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 156 grams | 482 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 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 | 10-45 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.108 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 7 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 83 dB | 86 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | In the keyboard button | 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 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.7 cm | 14.1 x 9.1 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.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 20