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December 2016
(72%)
188 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
6 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Ultra-thin metal design
Runs Windows 10
Good-enough performance
Sharp
High-res screen
Fingerprint sensor security
Classy look and feel
Bright
Clear display
Comfortable keyboard
Convenient fingerprint reader
Attractive aluminum form factor is very thin and lightweight
Fingerprint sensor works well and is fast
Excellent vivid display
Above average speakers
Compatible with the nifty MatePen stylus
Comes running Windows 10 Signature Edition
Beautiful design
Powerful
Does not get hot
Responsive
Light
Good battery
Gorgeous screen
Compact housing
Very high quality manufacturing
Convincing fingerprint sensor
Keyboard with a good set of comfort
Bright display
Low temperature
Passive cooling
Attractive
Premium design
Vivid display
Wide range of accessories
Stunning display
Exceptionally thin and light design
Well-priced
Especially in its base configuration
Handy optional accessory dock
Slim
Elegant with a premium look and feel. Works with optional pen
Nice display
Silent fanless design
Solid performance
Among the upper echelon of convertible tablets
Luxurious faux-leather cases exude quality
Some artful design touches
Including "nests" to store expansion cables
One of the thinnest and lightest Windows tablets on the market
QHD screen
Custom-fitted accessories
Great build
Attractive display
Stable and swift performance
The price is right
Bundled with extremely useful USB adapters
Sleek
Aluminum unibody design
Snappy performance
Vibrant display
The Huawei Matebook fits a full Windows 10 PC into an iPad-sized tablet chassis. The fingerprint sensor is fast. Its screen and speakers are excellent
Very slim and light
Nice screen
Good performance
Costs less than many rivals
Thin
Solidly built tablet looks and feels great
Nice ecosystem of accessories right out of the gate
Really well done fingerprint scanner
Bloatfree Windows 10
Gorgeous hardware design
Windows 10 Signature Edition
Windows Hello Fingerprint scanner
Leather folding keyboard cover
Fast charging via USBC
Optional stylus includes presentation control buttons and laser pointer
Huge hardware compatibility ecosyst
Light and attractive design
The editors didn't like
Models with 4GB of RAM insufficient
Keyboard keys are too big and mushy
Weak battery life
Volume buttons too flat
Keyboard cover is optional
Cover props tablet up at limited angles
No SDcard slot
Short battery life
Keyboard and accessories cost extra
Battery life is disappointing
Keyboard folio case is not suitable for using on your lap
Mediocre performance
Tends to run hot
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As a tablet nothing other than a built-in stand
Keyboard is okay but not great
Minimal ports
Touchpad with disabilities
Too little physical interfaces
Only two angle of the display
CPU throttling
Relatively short battery life
For the required docking module will have to pay separately
Anemic battery life
Slow SSD
Folding keyboard isn't very sturdy or comfortable
Only one USB Type-C port
Battery life step a behind that of other Surface-style 2-in-1s
Performance can throttle under load
No MicroSD slot or rear-facing camera
And only one USB Type-C
Keyboard
Pen and dock sold separately and easily bring price up. Keyboard portfolio design could be even better
Foldable keyboard doesn't offer the stability of a kickstand
Eliminating the SD card slot is a risky move
No kickstand
Requires adapters for full functionality
Case
Dock
And pen not included
Odd SSD partitioning
No rear camera or SD slot
Only a single USB-C port
Soso battery life
Some design and keyboard nitpicks
MatePen performance needs work
Keyboard case is poorly designed
Battery life is atrocious
Poor heat management
You'll get periodic pauses when launching applications or loading web pages
And battery life is merely OK. Huawei charges extra for the keyboard
Stylus and dock you'll need in order to use the Matebook like a PC
Battery life not great
Keyboard folio costs extra
Has problems
Not quite as wellequipped as Surface Pro 4
Extremely limited port selection
Performance may not be adequate for power users
Accessories add significantly to cost and decrease mobility
MateDock USBA ports don't have much horizontal room for wide peripherals
One keyboard stand angle is not as secure as the other
MateDock leather case magnets don't keep it closed very well
Slim, elegant with a premium look and feel. Works with optional pen, nice display, silent fanless design
Keyboard, pen and dock sold separately and easily bring price up. Keyboard portfolio design could be even better
The Huawei MateBook is an excellent first foray into the world of Windows tablets. It's chic, well made, has an aluminum back and slim bezels. The accessories are a welcome and necessary compliment to a tablet that has just one USB-C port and a headphone...
Keyboard cover is optional, cover props tablet up at limited angles, no SDcard slot, short battery life
The Huawei MateBook, which will be available for purchase on July 11, has some good things going for it, including an excellent display, a convenient fingerprint reader and a good choice of specs.But, as with Microsoft's Surface, there is really no advant...
Abstract: Faux-leather accents and clean, white lines are nice, but the accessories fall short in some key ways...
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Published: 2016-06-28, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
The Huawei MateBook is one of a growing list of alternatives to the Microsoft Surface product line. Microsoft might have popularized the form factor but its primary goal was to do this exact thing: spark innovation and growth. The MateBook slims down the...
MateBook: fashionable & powerful enough 2-in-1 w/ less than desirable battery life compared to the competition. Think of the MateBook as a more powerful & fashionable version of Galaxy Tab Pro S. But this time around, you access to additional ports w/ t...
Published: 2016-06-28, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: For years, Apple has cornered the market in stylish tablets, but Huawei's MateBook has arrived to steal the iPad's crown. Announced to no shortage of fanfare at Mobile World Congress in February, the MateBook pieces together the style of an iPad Pro , the...
Published: 2016-06-28, Author: Will , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: During the last year, Huawei has established itself as a company capable of making premium, smartly-designed devices that are an absolute pleasure to use – including the Huawei Watch , which was our favorite smartwatch of 2015, and the (Google collaborati...
Stunning display, Exceptionally thin and light design, Well-priced, especially in its base configuration, Handy optional accessory dock
Battery life step a behind that of other Surface-style 2-in-1s, Performance can throttle under load, No MicroSD slot or rear-facing camera, and only one USB Type-C
Huawei's first 2-in-1 is a handsome, Surface-style Core M model that's as trim as the best of them. We'd like just two things more: better battery life, and a bit more pep for the price. Read More…...
Solid performance, among the upper echelon of convertible tablets, Luxurious faux-leather cases exude quality, Some artful design touches, including "nests" to store expansion cables
Foldable keyboard doesn't offer the stability of a kickstand, Battery life is disappointing, Eliminating the SD card slot is a risky move
Huawei's MateBook convertible Windows tablet offers good performance packaged inside luxurious faux-leather cases. But the company leaned a bit too much toward fashion, sacrificing utility in the process...
