Huawei has now announced a new
refreshed edition of MateBook D, which is dubbed as Huawei MateBook D (2018).
While the design of this new laptop remains same as its predecessor, it comes
with upgraded CPU and graphics card.
This newly refreshed Huawei MateBook D (2018)
features a metal unibody design and has a thickness of just 16.9mm. It comes
with a 15.6-inch display with 83 percent screen-to-body ratio, just like the
earlier model. The display carries a Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels)
and has 178-degree viewing angle, 45 percent coverage of the NTSC colour gamut
and a brightness 350 nits.
Internally, the laptop is powered by Intel‘s 8th
Generation Core i5-8250U processor and comes with 8GB of RAM. The base model
with Core i5 processor comes offers two options — one with 256GB SSD storage
while another with 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD. The higher-end model is powered by
Intel Core i7-8550U CPU, along with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD storage.
Coming to the graphics processor, it packs Nvidia
MX150 while the previous model packs Nvidia 940MX. The MateBook D (2018) packs a 43.3Wh battery
which according to the company lasts up to 10 hours and provides video playback
time of around 8.5 hours. It comes equipped with Dolby’s panoramic speaker
system along with two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port, and an HDMI port. The
laptop uses a dual-antenna design for Wi-Fi, expanding the network coverage as
well as signal range.
The company is including a
lightweight power charging adapter which weighs only 175 grams. As of the
pricing, the Core i5 model with 256GB SSD is priced at CNY 5,188 (approximately US$ 791) while the Core i5 with 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD costs CNY 5,488 (approximately US$ 837). The high-end model which packs Core i7 processor is priced at CNY 6,688,
which roughly converts to US$ 1020.
All three models, which comes pre-installed with
Microsoft‘s Windows 10 operating system, are now available for purchase in
China. However, there is no information available regarding its global
availability.
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