Huawei MateBook X Pro (13.9-Inch, 2019)

Improved battery life ; OneHop sharing is great if you own a new Huawei phone ; It’s better than last year’s class-leading model

Pretty much the same laptop as last year ; Buy last year’s model on discount ; Seriously check it out

The Huawei MateBook X Pro (2019) is an otherwise excellent ultrabook that’s undermined by a poor battery. Unless you’re going to be working somewhere with mains power close by, or you’re OK with lugging around a portable battery pack, I’d approach this...

Fantastic screen ; Luxe design ; Premium build quality ; Strong internal hardware ; Good battery life

GPU struggles with modern AAA titles ; Iterative spec bump over 2018 model ; Very expensive

Sleek design. Extra-bright 3:2 aspect ratio display. Sensational sound.

Wacky webcam placement. No HDMI port or SD card slot.

Bottom Line: A screen among the best in the ultraportable arena makes Huawei's 13.9-inch MateBook X Pro a tempting Windows ultralight alternative to Apple's MacBook Pro, but the 2019 model might not be the bargain the 2018 edition was.

Fast performance; Exquisite screen; Comfortable keyboard; Long battery life; Both USB Type-C and Type-A ports ; Limited availability ; The Huawei MateBook X Pro is a speedy, long-lasting premium notebook.

Limited availability ; The Huawei MateBook X Pro is a speedy, long-lasting premium notebook.

The Huawei MateBook X Pro is a speedy, long-lasting premium notebook.

Beautiful 3:2 aspect ratio display ; Excellent battery life ; Slim, lightweight, well-built

Huawei ban may impact Windows updates ; Slower than MateBook 14 ; Dynamic contrast can't be disabled

It’s clear from all of this that this year’s MateBook X Pro isn’t a huge improvement over last year’s model. It feels a little better made and the specifications have been given a small bump but the performance improvements are marginal and lag...

Still one of the best-looking laptop screens ; Fully-loaded models pack plenty of power ; Premium looks and quality keyboard

Webcam still guaranteed to capture your double chin ; Build quality issues not quite ironed out ; Pricey for only iterative performance gains

A few minor upgrades don’t make the MateBook X Pro a massively better ultraportable – but it was a damn good one already. If you want a powerhouse Windows laptop that you can carry anywhere, it’s still a great choice.

Stunning bezel-less design ; Excellent performance ; Ultra-thin and lightweight

Expensive

Huawei’s MateBook X Pro is something special – not that we expected any less after last year’s model. Indeed, while that laptop struggled to gain the recognition it deserved, this 2018 re-do is better in almost every respect: it’s faster, it has a...