Our quick take
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2021) - 4.0 / 5
Design
- Dimensions: 304 x 217 x 14.6mm / Weight: 1.33 kg Aluminium alloy casing
Screen
- 13.9-inch LTPS display, 3000 x 2000 pixel resolution 1500:1 contrast (1204:1 as measured) 488 nits brightest (as measured)
Performance
- Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU 16GB LPDDR4x (4266MHz) RAM 1TB NVMe SSD
Keyboard and touchpad
- Huawei Free Touch pad Full-size chiclet keyboard Pop-up 720p webcam
Battery life
- 56Wh battery, 65W charger 10-11 hour claimed battery life
To recap
This laptop has a limited appeal, mostly because there’s only an ultra-high-end spec version in the UK, which costs a packet. However, Huawei does a good job of justifying that cost, with great build quality, a sharp and bright screen, and an ambitious haptic touchpad.
