Our quick take
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Huawei MateBook X Pro - 4.5 / 5
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Design, keyboard & trackpad
- Metal unibody design, diamond cut edges, sandblasted finish 2x USB-C (both power), 1x USB, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack Spill-proof backlit full-size keyboard and giant trackpad Measures: 14.6mm at thickest point; Weighs: 1.3kgs Finishes: Space Gray and Mystic Silver Fingerprint-ready power button
Screen
- 13.9-inch “FullView Notebook” display, 3K resolution (3000x2000), 450nits 91% screen-to-footprint ratio; just 4.4mm of screen bezel to each side 178-degree viewing angle, 450nits brightness, 1500:1 contrast ratio 10-point touchscreen controls, Corning Gorilla Glass protection Hidden camera (F7 key)
Performance and battery life
- Up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7 (8550U) processor, 16GB RAM Up to Nvidia GeForce MX150 graphics, 2GB GDDR RAM Thunderbolt 3 supports external graphics (to GTX 1080) Second-gen Dolby Atmos sound, quad speaker setup Up to 512GB SSD storage (NVMe) 57.4Wh battery; USB fast-charge
To recap
With a stunning trim-bezel screen, heaps of power on tap, ample ports (including full-size USB), and a great-looking finish throughout, it MateBook X Pro is, in many ways, the Windows laptop to outdo the Apple MacBook Pro.
