Huawei MateBook 16
Price: £999 from fave.co/3HocSKt
Huawei is finally launching the biggest laptop in the MateBook range outside of China, with the AMD-flavoured MateBook 16 now available to buy in parts of Europe and the UK. Sporting a massive 16in FullView display, the latest AMD processor and a unique aspect ratio tailored to productivity, the MateBook 16 could be a hit for remote workers, but creatives might be a little disappointed – especially given the high-end asking price. Is the Huawei MateBook 16 worth the premium price tag? Keep reading to find out.
DESIGN
Huawei hasn’t rewritten the rulebook when it comes to the design of the MateBook 16, looking just like every other recent MateBook – just bigger. That’s not necessarily a problem though; just like the rest of the range, Apple’s MateBook 16 looks sleek, premium and let’s be honest, faintly like a MacBookPro.
Considering the large 16in display on offer, the chassis isn’t as big and unwieldy as it could’ve been, measuring in at 351x254.9x17.8mm, although it is a little on the weighty side at just shy of 2kg. It is still a big laptop though, make no mistake, and you’ll probably struggle as much as I did to find a rucksack or laptop bag big enough to carry it with me.
That’s largely down to Huawei’s choice of material, sporting a fully aluminium chassis with the classic Huawei sandblasted finish to help reduce the marks, fingerprints and smudges that aluminium tends to pick up over time. It’s available exclusively in a Space Gray finish, which has a slightly purple shimmer to it in
