An alternative to the Intel-powered
MagicBook Pro that was announced in May, this laptop uses an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
APU instead of a 10th gen Intel. This chip has a 6 core, 12 thread CPU (3.0 GHz
base clock, 4.0 GHz boost) along with a 6 core GPU running at 1.5 GHz.
You still get 16GB of dual channel DDR4
RAM and a 512GB NVMe SSD. There’s no external GPU this time as the Ryzen brings
its own Vega graphics. Even so, the dual fan, dual heat pipe cooling system is
retained to keep the 45W TDP APU chilly.
The aluminum chassis of the laptop weighs
1.7 kg (3.75 lbs), fairly light for a 16.1” laptop. The display boasts slender
bezels (4.9mm on top and the sides) and 90% screen to body ratio. The panel has
1,920 x 1,080 px resolution, 100% sRGB coverage and 1,000:1 contrast ratio.
Battery capacity is the same as on the
Intel version at 56Wh, and it delivers similar endurance too, 11 hours of video
playback. Charging is done with a 65W USB-C adapter (160 g), which can fill the
battery to 50% in half an hour. The port selection includes an HDMI 2.0, USB-C,
USB-A (3.2 Gen 1) and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The laptop also features a
fingerprint reader and a pop-up camera hidden in the backit keyboard.
The Honor MagicBook Pro will be available
from September 7 in Germany and September 8 in the UK and France. The price is
set at € 900, but early birds get a € 100 discount.
