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Huawei MateBook D 15 and MateBook D 14 laptop launched in China
Huawei at a launch event in China introduced Huawei MateBook D along with the MatePad Pro and Sound X smart speaker.
Huawei MateBook D 15 Specifications:
– Huawei Mate D 15 features a 15.6-inch IPS Full HD display
– Screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 87 percent screen-to-body ratio, 16:9 aspect ratio, and 178-degree viewing angle
– Huawei Mate D 15 powered by Intel’s 10th generation Core i7 processor which is coupled with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics processor
– Huawei Mate D 15 packed with up to 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD storage and 1TB HDD. It also comes with Shark Fin 2.0 Silent Fan which the company says it has used for stronger air volume which greatly improves heat dissipation and is also claimed to be super quiet
– Other specifications of Huawei MateBook D 15 includes, a USB 2.0 port, USB 3.0 port, 3.5mm headphone jack, HMDI port, another USB 3.0 port, and a USB Type-C port. Huawei Mate D 15 has 16.9mm thickness and comes in a 1.9Kg aluminum alloy body which makes it light, thin and portable. The company also added that the MateBook D 15 comes equipped with a lightweight 65W USB-C power adapter which is weighing about 160 grams.
Huawei MateBook D 14 Specifications:
– Huawei Mate D 14 comes with a 14-inch Full HD display and most of the specifications remain the same as the 15.6-inch model.
– The Huawei Mate D 14-inch model of the MateBook D measures just 15.9mm in thickness, same as the Apple MacBook Air and weighs at 1.38kg and supports 180-degree screen opening and closing. Both the models come with the one-touch power button which comes with integrated fingerprint recognition.
Huawei has also launched the MateBook D Ryzen version, which is using AMD dual channel memory design which the company claims can improve the graphics performance by more than 30 percent. It comes with AMD R5 3500U chipset with up to 16GB of RAM.
Interestingly, the company has confirmed that all three models come pre-installed with Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, which is a major win for the Chinese company which has been on Entity List, effectivity banning the company from doing business with the United States-based firms.
As for the battery life, the company is promising about 13 hours of battery life for office work on single charge, 13.2 hours of Full HD video playback and 12 hours of web browsing. The Huawei MateBook D series comes in two color options — Black and Grey.
Pricing and Availability Details
- Huawei MateBook D 15
- i5/MX250/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 5,299 yuan
- i5/MX250/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 5,599 yuan
- i7/MX250/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 6,599 yuan
- Ryzen – R5/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 3,999 yuan
- Ryzen – i5/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 4,299 yuan
- Huawei MateBook D 14
- i5/MX250/8GB/512GB SSD — 5,199 yuan
- i5/MX250/16GB/512GB SSD — 5,499 yuan
- i7/MX250/16GB/512GB SSD — 6,499 yuan
- Ryzen – R5/8GB/512GB SSD — 3,999 yuan
- Ryzen – R5/16GB/512GB SSD — 4,999 yuan
All the models are now up for pre-orders in China and the company has confirmed that they will go on sale from 3rd December.
Huawei Sound X4 smart speaker was launched on Huawei Mall, and full pre-sale started on the same day, and the first sale of the new product started at 20:00 on October 31.
The smart speaker is available in two colors: Rhythmic Black and Dynamic White, priced at 2199 yuan and 2599 yuan respectively.
The speaker contains eight units, including 1 woofer, 4 mid-range speakers, 1 tweeter and 2 passive radiators . Officials said that the high, medium and low frequency units work within their respective frequency response ranges, giving full play to the advantages of each unit. A HUAWEI Sound X4 can bring “symphony orchestra-like” sound effects.
The speaker has obtained Hi-Res high-definition sound quality certification, which can provide more sound details and also perceive the spatial sense of the sound. Its subwoofer has a power of 50W and is also equipped with 2 passive radiators. The low frequency dives to 36Hz and has a 25mm stroke.
In addition, its high-frequency unit has a power of 3W and the mid-frequency unit has a power of 5W, and they use pure titanium diaphragm and self-developed mica fiber diaphragm respectively.
The speaker is equipped with Huawei SOUND bass enhancement algorithm, which can actively control the vibration of the speaker, reduce distortion, improve the transient response of low frequency, and achieve deep and powerful low frequency performance. It adopts Sym-Pole mirror design to offset vibration noise and bring rich bass.
In addition, it supports control methods such as one-touch, one-cover, and two-tap, which can respectively complete operations such as lighting, muting, and turning off the lights. The speaker also supports intelligent recognition of spatial structure, emitting sound waves to detect the room structure and receiving feedback, and can automatically match the sound effect scheme in the spatial scene.
Huawei’s GoPaint App was released in May this year and officially launched in August this year. The App is a digital painting software provided by Huawei. Yesterday, the app was newly adapted to 4 tablets including the MatePad Pro 11-inch 2022 model.
A user recently asked in the community for the app compatibility and support replied that “This function is expected to be supported in the first quarter of 2025.”
According to reports, the official version of GoPaint App has over 150 preset brushes, more than 80 brush parameters that can be adjusted, and fluid brushes that can restore the real pen-and-paper rendering effect. At the same time, new realistic canvas styles have been added, including watercolor, ink, oil painting, rock color, etc.
The official version of GoPaint App also has Fangtian Painting Engine 2.0 built in, supports 100+ 6K high-definition layers and 8K ultra-large canvas, and is the first to use a floating splash brush, which can splash ink by double-clicking the pen.
Huawei has now started rolling out the September 2024 security patch update to the Pura 70 lineup in Europe.
Huawei Pura 70 lineup
LIST OF CHANGES
[SYSTEM]
Improves system stability in certain situations.
[SECURITY]
Integrates security patches released in September 2024 for improved system security.
UPDATE NOTES
Updating will not delete your personal information, but we recommend that you back up important data before updating.
If you encounter any problems during the update, please call the Huawei customer hotline or visit a Huawei customer service center.
The update package will be automatically deleted after the update is complete.
