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Huawei Matebook D16 in the test: 16-inch notebook in an aluminum guise!
Test conclusion: you have to know that
The MateBook D16 is another great notebook that Huawei is bringing onto the market: Although it does not work with the latest high-end technology, it still worked really quickly in the test. In addition, the display convinces with a high image quality, the equipment is complete with the exception of the missing memory card reader. The recommended retail price of 899 euros for the D16 is okay. Even more so at the start of sales: Customers will then receive the Huawei 23.8 “display free of charge – a good deal!
Per
- Very high pace of work
- True-to-color, high-contrast display
- Good workmanship
- Low weight for a 16-inch notebook
Cons
- Nothing for games
- A bit noisy under full load
- RAM firmly soldered
MateBook D16: 16-inch format
The format is anything but ordinary: As the product name suggests, the D16 is a 16-inch notebook and not a boring 15.6-inch device. Huawei has designed the display edges so narrow that the exactly 16.1-inch screen does not make the notebook case larger than that of a 15.6-inch laptop. With the dimensions of 37×23.4 centimeters, the MateBook is slightly larger than a DIN A4 page. On the 40.9 centimeter screen diagonal, the Huawei shows websites, documents, photos and videos in Full HD with 1920×1080 pixels.
The keyboard of the Huawei MateBook D16 can be illuminated if desired.
Good picture quality
Sure, a higher resolution for a (even) more detailed representation would have been nicer, but it would also have catapulted the retail price beyond the 1,000 euro mark. But the reproduction was so nice and sharp in the test, the color fidelity was very high (98.5 percent), the contrast reproduction (1,106: 1) as well. The D16 changed the image in 13.2 milliseconds, not a great rate, but okay. The MateBook did not show ugly streaks in fast movie scenes in the test.
Matebook D16 in the test: The display edge is so narrow that there is no space for a webcam. Huawei has placed the camera between the F6 and F7 keys – there it can be lowered when not in use.
AMD instead of Intel
The 16 gigabyte RAM cannot be exchanged or enlarged – it is firmly soldered. If necessary, users can swap the M.2 SSD for a model with more storage.
16 gigabytes of RAM
On the right, the MateBook D16 has two USB type A sockets (version 3.2 Gen 1) and a headset connection.
Fast work pace
On the left, the MateBook D16 offers an HDMI port and two USB Type-C sockets (version 3.2 Gen 1; also for charging the battery).
Battery life expandable
The battery runtimes are, however, expandable: The MateBook D16 managed 4 hours and 17 minutes while working without a “refueling stop” at the socket, while video playback lasted 5 hours and 21 minutes. These are not top values, but quite passable. Good: The processor did not develop any high temperatures even under full load, and the notebook did not get hot on the bottom (20.5 degrees) and back (12.9 degrees; difference to the ambient temperature). But under full load, the fan had to transport the waste heat loudly out of the case at high speeds (2.7 sone).
| Test results | |
|---|---|
| processor |
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H |
| Graphics chip |
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Display |
16.1 inches (1920×1080 pixels) |
| Dimensions |
37 x 23.4 x 2.1 centimeters |
| Weight |
1,721 grams, power supply: 200 grams |
| Tempo with Office / Tempo in video editing |
very fast (90.2%) / very fast (72.8%) |
| Game speed (1920×1080 pixels / 3840×2160 pixels) |
very jerky (24/8 frames per second) |
|
Accuracy of color representation / Contrast / Brightness distribution (deviation) / Image change (reaction time) |
very high (98.4%) / high (1,106: 1) / low (7.0%) / somewhat long (13.2 ms) |
| Image quality (visual test on the display) |
very high (no falsifications) |
| Battery life (work / video) / charging time |
acceptable (4:17 / 5:21) / 2:04 hours |
| Noises (office / video / full load / games) |
quiet (0.4 sone / 0.2 sone / 2.7 sone / 1.0 sone) |
| RAM (built-in / expandable to a maximum) |
16 GB / not possible |
| Storage (size, type) |
477 GB / Samsung MZVLB512HBJQ-00000 |
| connections |
1x headphone / microphone combo socket, 1x HDMI, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 type A, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 type C (also for charging) / yes |
| Radio links |
WLAN-ax (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.1 |
|
Using the keyboard / |
Little travel, good pressure point, retractable webcam in F-key row, fingerprint sensor in power switch / pleasant surface, easy and precise to use, difficult to click on the upper edge |
| Operation of the touch screen |
unavailable |
Current WLAN-ax
Huawei MateBook D16 in the test: conclusion
* The cheapest price may be higher in the meantime.
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