Huawei has become an established laptop seller (outside the US, at least), and last year its MateBook X Pro (2020) and MateBook D 15 (2020) both impressed -- albeit with a couple of caveats. If includes fans that have around 50% more blades, which means they can draw in cool air and dispel hot air much more effectively. When it comes to the huge field of technology, I'm currently also interested in specializing in Java programming. Huawei incorporates its PC Manager software, which is a hub for checking on driver updates, making power management settings, troubleshooting features like the fingerprint sensor and wireless connectivity (both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 6), and for managing a phone connection.

Both the display and speakers fitted to the 2020 D15 were a bit shoddy, so it’s unfortunate that they’ve not been improved at all in this iteration. The 2021 refresh of the MateBook D 15 doesn't make any fundamental changes -- this is more of an update than a reworking. The aluminium alloy chassis helps to keep the weight down, and although the size and weight will be noticeable in a backpack, that large screen may make the slight inconvenience worth your while. The actual battery capacity for each individual product may be slightly above or below the nominal battery capacity.The Space Gray color and keyboard layout all owe a debt of gratitude to Apple’s design team, but the Huawei MateBook D 15 (2020) avoids feeling like a cheap knock-off. Instead of sticking with last year's chassis design, Huawei could have pushed the speaker grilles up onto the keyboard area, where there's plenty of unused room to the left and right. Unfortunately, RAM (8 GB) can't be expanded, which could perhaps become problematic in the coming years. In contrast to the smaller MateBook D 14, the MateBook D 15 doesn't come with a backlit keyboard, which means that using the device in darker environments comes with limitations or is simply not as comfortable. dB(A) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Deep Bass Middle Bass High Bass Lower Range Mids Higher Mids Lower Highs Mid Highs Upper Highs Super Highs 20 33.

Only certain Huawei mobile phones, tablets, monitors, and certain Huawei laptops running PC Manager 12. The rest of the hardware is quite standard and the only thing that we can criticise is the keyboard.

Moreover, we were also expecting to see at least a simple keyboard backlight with a device like this. For that money, you get an 11th gen Core i5 processor, a 512GB SSD, 8GB of RAM and a Full HD IPS display. In this age of ultrabooks, ultraportables, 2-in-1 convertibles, hybrid gaming notebooks and tablets masquerading as laptops, is there much to be said for a traditional bog-standard laptop?

I’m not sure if this is a case of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” or laziness in Huawei’s design department, so let’s be generous and assume the former.The 720p webcam is still integrated into the keyboard, which is helpful for security, but image quality remains poor, and the perspective in particular continues to be a bit distorted. Huawei has done something a little different with the MateBook D, fitting it with an AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor rather than an Intel chip. This feature is only supported by some types of files and apps in Huawei tablets that run HarmonyOS 2 or later, and some Huawei laptops that run PC Manager 12. The battery won't get you through a full day's use, although fast charging may come to the rescue if you can access a short burst of mains power. Additionally, there's a USB-C port that can also be used for charging but not for connecting an external monitor.

The review sample shows an extremely stable behavior in our stress test, and the TDP remains constant at 31 watts after the initial peak of 36 watts. HUAWEI FullView Display 1 and 16:9 aspect ratio stretch the limits of what you can see, while the Full-HD 1920 x 1080 resolution lets every image burst with detail and clarity.You can find out how Huawei’s MateBook D 15 stacks up against other laptops on our CPU Benchmarks page. This is an NFC badge the allows you to tap a compatible Huawei phone and seamlessly swap files between it and the Huawei MateBook D 15, as well as view the phone’s screen on the laptop. They fire downwards, so they sound more punchy when the D15 is resting on a flat, solid surface, but pick it up and things sound altogether less impressive. The capacity may be the same at 42Wh, but the i5 model lasted for 7hrs 10mins in our battery run-down test, compared to just 5hrs 50mins for the old Ryzen 5 machine. The 65 W USB-C charger for HUAWEI MateBook D 15 is light and compact enough to slip easily into your pocket, while powerful enough to provide 2 hours' MateBook use from a quick 15-min 13 charge.