{"id":2195,"date":"2024-05-10T09:59:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T09:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2025-03-04T02:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T02:02:27","slug":"laptop-testing-huawei-matebook-d-16-2024-very-unimpressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/archives\/2195","title":{"rendered":"Laptop testing Huawei Matebook D 16 (2024): very unimpressive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>I used a Huawei Matebook D 16 (2024) as a work laptop for 6 weeks.&nbsp;<\/strong>The part is rather unobtrusive, but that&#8217;s a good thing in this case. This is our test. Strikingly, there are also Huawei laptops. For example, while Huawei has been subject to a US smartphone and tablet trade embargo since 2019 and is not allowed to sell officially licensed Android smartphones from Google, China brings new laptops to the West every year \u2014 including Intel processors and Windows. We tested a 2019 Matebook 13 and a 2020 Matebook D14. Why does this work? Well, the US government has given Intel and Microsoft exemptions for their deals with Huawei \u2014 for reasons that are unclear. But we can definitely be happy about it because the Huawei Matebook is a solid workhorse.In everyday life, everything went smoothly and the battery held up well &#8211; after four hours of train travel, light typing, and reduced screen brightness, the<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/laptop-battery\/Huawei\/HB6081V1ECW-41\/1745005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Huawei Matebook D 16&#8217;s battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;remained at 60%. It&#8217;s certainly not on par with current MacBooks, but it&#8217;s good enough for my applications. The included power adapter quickly charges up to 65 watts, and thanks to USB-C it can be used with smartphones and other devices, even while gaming on a Matebook. It&#8217;s not a particularly demanding game, but GTA V and other older games run with less detail. Note that this applies to the i9 version we tested. I can&#8217;t say anything about the i5 version. You can hear the fan noise while playing games, but it&#8217;s not too loud. Speaking of which: the stereo speakers sound a bit thin and lack bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 11 comes pre-installed on the Matebook 16, anything else would be surprising. If you configure it as &#8220;healthy&#8221; then it is a running operating system. Huawei also installs a lot of software in its so-called PC Manager. I quickly closed some of them, like the clipboard manager SuperHub, because it kept popping up when I moved the mouse arrow to the top of the screen.Matebook 16 ConclusionA good laptop for work doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to have RGB effects or any other eye-catching design. It must be portable and practical. This definitely applies to the Huawei Matebook D 16 (2024). 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