Huawei is really serious about working on the laptop market in the market. The proof is not only pocket-friendly devices that he presented, a laptop worth Rp. 30 million was also brought to the country.
Yes, the device in question is the MateBook X Pro 2022. This device was recently introduced in Bangkok Thailand and was immediately released on the market.
The MateBook X Pro 2022 delivers a premium look. He was also equipped with a 12th Generation Intel Core processor, and became Huawei's first EVO laptop to be presented to the country. But, will all of that make the MateBook X Pro 2022 ogled to accompany mobile work or create creative content? Here's a short review
Design
Huawei puts forward the design of the MateBook X Pro. The premium feel is very strong, both when looking at it and when holding it directly.
Indeed, there are three color variants presented by Huawei, namely Space Gray, White and Ink Blue. However, only Ink Blue entered the market which at the same time visited the newsroom.
The body of the MateBook X Pro 2022 Ink Blue model carries a matte finish, making hands comfortable when touching it. But make sure your hands are clean, not sweaty or greasy, when you touch them so they don't leave stains on the surface of the body.
Although the body is made of metal, the MateBook X Pro is relatively light. The weight of this laptop is only 1.26 kilograms, so it doesn't make your shoulders sore if you carry it while working on a mobile.
Because the body is thin, Huwei only provides two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the left side, two USB Type C ports on the right. Not to forget there is a 3.5 mm audio jack port on the left side.
Screen and Audio
When you open the MateBook X Pro, you will be greeted by a screen with very thin bezels on the left, top and right sides. This makes the screen to body reach 92.5%. Amazingly, despite the thin bezels, Huawei can still insert an HD webcam at the top of the screen.
This laptop screen presents a color display that spoils the eye even though it doesn't have an OLED panel that is currently trending. All this thanks to a 14.2-inch LTPS screen with a resolution of 3,120 x 2,080 pixels, 90Hz refresh rate, 3:2 ratio and 264-PPI pixel density.
In addition, the display offers a maximum brightness of 500 nits, 100% coverage of the P3 color gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 178-degree viewing angle and produces 1.07 billion colors.
For content creators, Huawei provides three color mode options, namely Native, sRGB and P3. The settings are done through the Display Manager. We can also activate Natural mode, Eye Comfort to reduce blue light emission to maintain eye health.
A little extra, despite having a touchscreen display, we rarely use it. We prefer to use the touchpad or mouse for navigation, if the MateBook X Pro screen can be rotated, maybe the touch screen can be used more optimally.
Turning to audio, the MateBook X Pro has four speakers combined with the Huawei Sound feature. Two are placed on the right and left sides of the keyboard, the remaining two are on the left and right sides of the body.
The sound produced is loud and clear when playing music or watching movies on Netflix. All thanks to the six speakers installed on this laptop and combined with the Huawei Sound feature.
Online Meetings
Huawei embeds a microphone with the AI Noise Cancellation feature. This is very useful in reducing the noise around us when meeting online, one of which is the sound of typing.
Maximizing online meetings, Huawei installed a 750p infrared camera equipped with interesting features. There is a virtual background feature that can be used on Zoom or Google Meet. There are many templates provided to make your appearance more memorable.
Huawei also provides an Auto-centering feature which when activated will always place us in the center of the screen even though we often move. In addition, Eye Contact which corrects the position of the eyes so that it seems as if they are looking at the camera. The most important is of course the Beauty feature that makes an attractive appearance without having to make up.
Keyboard and Touchpad
The MateBook X Pro 2022 still sports a full-size, backlit chiclet keyboard with two brightness levels. The typing experience is comfortable although some letters are easy to press twice.
A striking change is in the button that was previously a hiding place for the webcam. Now Huawei replaces it with Microsoft Speech Services.
Switching to the trackpad is made to stretch all the way to the edge. So comfortable fingers dancing on it because of the use of a layer of glass.
But what makes it interesting is the 'hidden button' on the sides of the touchpad. Slide your finger up and down on the left edge to control screen brightness.
Or swipe up and down on the right edge to control the volume. While sliding left and right on the top edge of the touchpad allows us to fast forward or rewind the video.
We can take a screenshot by tapping one finger on the touchpad, or tap with two fingers to start a screen recording session. The MateBook X Pro's touchpad also supports a number of gestures that make navigation easier.
Performance
The MateBook X Pro comes with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P Processor, which is based on the new EVO architecture. Graphics are handled by Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Huawei also includes 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 1TB of NVMe PCIe SSD storage.
With this support, the performance of the MateBook X Pro 2022 is very fast. Opening multiple tabs in Chrome is fine.
Running multiple applications at the same time and moving around is also no problem. We had time to edit the video for TikTok content and it went smoothly.
The assessment is in line with the results of testing using a number of applications, the following are the results:
PCMark 10 : 3238
Cinebench R24 Single Core: 1424
Cinebench R24Multi Core: 5341
Geekbench 5 Single Core: 832
GeekBench 5 Multi Core: 4888
Battery
With balanced settings, the 60Wh battery owned by the Huawei MateBook X Pro is able to support up to almost 10 hours. This is quite good, even if it runs out it can be filled quickly.
Because Huawei provides a 90W charger. We were able to charge 60% in just 30 minutes. While full within 1 hour 15 minutes.
Super Device
One of the advantages of the MateBoo X Pro 2022 is the support for the Huawei ecosystem. Supported by Super Device technology, this laptop takes multi-device collaboration to the next level.
Super Device allows this laptop to easily connect to various other Huawei devices in the vicinity, to then collaborate on its functions in real-time. Simply place your Huawei earphones, mouse, keyboard, speakers, tablet and phone near the MateBook X Pro, this laptop will automatically find them and provide confirmation for quick and easy pairing.
When connected to a tablet the MatePad can enable multi-screen collaboration. We can exchange files easily, but we have to sign in with our Huawei ID in the PC Manager application on the MateBook X Pro.
Our Opinion
The MateBook X Pro can really be counted on as a co-worker. Hardly any annoying flaws.
The screen is capable of displaying slick colors, the thin bezels make the experience even more immersive. With a stretch of 14 inches and a 3:2 ratio, the display of two side-by-side applications is so fitting.
Smooth performance for multitasking thanks to high specifications. The battery is able to support all day work and is equipped with a very fast charger.
If you use other Huawei devices, you will use this laptop optimally. Because there is a Smart Device feature that makes it easy to transfer data between devices.
Talking about the drawbacks, only the webcam is still 720p. If that's not a problem, you can ask for the MateBook X Pro 2022.