Huawei MateBook
As the line of hybrid machines gains momentum, Huawei seems well placed with it’s maiden hybrid offering.
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 held in Barcelona, had a lot in store this time around. A segment in particular which received quite a lot of attention was the hybrid tablet market.
Over the years we’ve seen a lot of manufacturers trying to come up with the next-big-thing in this sector, yet not all of them have been fortunate enough to see the kind of success that Microsoft has, in recent times at least.
Huawei unveiled their first 2-in-1 convertible tablet at MWC 2016 and they call it the MateBook.
The MateBook has evidently been designed to take on the likes of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, Samsung Galaxy TabPro S and other convertibles. It’s built around a metal frame and houses a stylish metal back, which makes it feel very premium.
This tablet features a 12 inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160×1440 pixels and a pixel density of 216 ppi. It’s really quite impressive, displaying plenty of brightness and accurate colours. Viewing angles are also impressive, thanks to the use of an IPS panel.
The MateBook comes packed with Windows 10 Pro and all the goodies that come with it.
Under the hood, this device is powered by a fanless Intel Core-M processor, alongside either 4 GB or 8 GB of RAM. You can choose either a Core m3, m5 or m7 processor and 128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB of flash storage. Imagine, these are the same processors that powers Apple’s 12-inch MacBook! The processor line up might not be as competent as a Core i5/i7, but they certainly prove to be efficient when it comes to saving battery.
Other features include a USB-type C port for charging purposes, dual speakers with Dolby Audio, a 4430 mAh battery that should easily last upto 10 hours (in normal use) and a plethora of accessories that Huawei offers with this device. These accessories include: a stylus with 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity for accurate drawing and an adapter that connects to this device through the USB-C port to give you regular USB-A ports, an Ethernet connection, an HDMI port and a VGA port.
Originally published at chip-monks.com.
