Huawei MateBook X Pro 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook X Pro
- 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 21-29% 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 40% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 84 against 60 watt-hours
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 |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | 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 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
MateBook 16 (2021)
16″ (3:2 ratio) = 118.2 in2
MateBook X Pro
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| 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 |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 190 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 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.2 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 2.2 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 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 |
| Infrared sensor | 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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