Our quick take

Huawei MateBook X - 4.5 / 5

Design

  • Dimensions: 284.4 x 206.7 x 13.6mm / Weight: 1kg Ports: 2x USB-C, 1x 3.5mm headphones Magnesium alloy shell

Keyboard and touchpad

  • Textured glass pad In-keyboard webcam 2-level keyboard backlight

Display

  • 13-inch (3:2 aspect) LTPS IPS display 3000 x 2000 resolution 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB gamut

Performance

  • Intel Core i5-10210U CPU (1.6GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo) 16GB DDR3 2133MHz 512GB NVMe SSD

Battery life

  • 42Wh battery - up to 9 hours USB-C charging

To recap

This laptop explores the extremes, ideal for those willing to pay a few hundred quid more for 1kg weight and a tiny footprint. Its performance, weight, size, build quality and battery life are rarely as finely balanced as they are here. The MateBook X is a real achievement. And a real expense.