Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
66
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
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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 2022
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 3
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
- Around 95% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 70 against 60 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 310 x 221 x 15.5 mm 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.61 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 685 cm2 (106.1 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~87.7% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 4.9 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6241 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.6 dB | 49.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.2 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | LTPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 264 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3120 x 2080 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1546:1 | 48900:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 94.6% | 99.3% |
| Response time | 21 ms | 49 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:20 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, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 67 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 240 grams | 274 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3-2.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 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 | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 4x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 85.5 dB | 84.9 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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