Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 vs MateBook 16 (2021)
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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
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 610 grams less (around 1.35 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Can run popular games at about 29-40% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 40% sharper screen – 264 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (106.2 vs 138.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 68% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 84 against 60 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) |
Dimensions | 310 x 221 x 15.5 mm 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.61 inches |
351 x 254.9 x 17.8 mm 13.82 x 10.04 x 0.7 inches |
Area | 685 cm2 (106.1 inches2) | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~87.7% | ~85.2% |
Side bezels | 4.9 mm | 6.4 mm |
Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Gray |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | - | 145° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 40.6 dB | 42.4 dB |
Display
Size | 14.2 inches | 16 inches |
Type | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 264 ppi | 189 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
Resolution | 3120 x 2080 pixels | 2520 x 1680 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
Touchscreen | Yes | No |
Coating | Glossy | Matte |
Contrast | 1546:1 | 1500:1 |
sRGB color space | 99.5% | 94.9% |
Adobe RGB profile | 86.5% | 65.1% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 94.6% | 63.1% |
Response time | 21 ms | 34 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 |
Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 135 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 240 grams | 482 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.3-2.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 6 |
Threads | 8 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | 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 | - | 1600 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.69 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) | 768 | 448 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 28 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 7 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x8 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 | No | Yes |
Total slots | - | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 4.2 | 2.0 |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Loudness | 85.5 dB | 86 dB |
Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | In the keyboard button |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 4x 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 |
Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
Size | - | 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.
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