HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 in review: Very elegant with plenty of power

In recent years, HUAWEI, known for its smartphones and smartwatches, has been gaining more and more ground in the computer market. This time, too, they have delivered a really strong piece of technology with the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022. I will present to you what was good or bad later on.
tl; dr: The HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 is a very classy and comfortable laptop with a high working speed. The fan is quiet and the sound of the speakers is great. It also starts very quickly and unlocks just as quickly. In addition, you can use facial recognition or fingerprint to unlock in addition to the normal password. Although I was negatively affected by the battery life of a maximum of six hours and the lack of a USB Type-A port, the laptop was quick to charge and HUAWEI also included a corresponding adapter for the connection.
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What's in the box
The scope of delivery naturally includes the laptop and a USB Type-C power adapter with 90 or 65 watts. There is also a USB Type-C charging cable and a HUAWEI USB-C OTG cable, as well as the quick start guide and the warranty card.
Display
The display has a size of 14,2 inches (about 36 centimeters) with a ratio of 3:2. It has a very good resolution of 3120 × 2080 pixels. If you look at pictures or even a video, you will notice how razor-sharp the picture is on the IPS screen. It is also particularly bright, up to 500 candelas are possible. I was really amazed at how great the quality was. It has a refresh rate of 60 and 90 Hertz. The DCI color space is at P3 and the color depth is at 1,07 million colors. Since it has a 10-point multi-touch display, you can even tap on it with up to ten fingers, which hardly anyone does, but you could. Personally, I have used the touch display more often. But you know, fingerprints are included.
Depending on the position of the sun, the display glass also reflects a little, but only slightly, because the special magnetically controlled nano-optical coating reduces light reflection by around 60 percent, and together with the good quality, the image is easy to read outdoors in the sun. This is one of the reasons why the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 is the first laptop with the TÜV "Eye Comfort 3.0" certificate.
It should also be said about the display that it has very thin edges and thus uses the space very well. The camera is installed in the center of the display.
- The start button of the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro also serves as a fingerprint scanner. (Image: TechnikNews)
- The laptop is very comfortable to carry around because it is very slim and light. With a height of 15,5 millimeters, the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 is the thinnest laptop HUAWEI has ever made. (Image: TechnikNews)
- The old connections were probably left out so that the laptop can be so narrow. (Picture: TechnikNews)
Housing
The MateBook X Pro 2022 is made of specially treated magnesium, which is installed in the premium version and covers the entire housing. Anodized aluminum is used in the normal version. The device is quite light at 1,26 kilograms in the aluminum version and 1,38 kilograms in the magnesium version. The look of the case looks really classy and yet simple. I like it a lot. The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the power button, so the device can be switched on and unlocked at the same time if this option for unlocking has been selected.
Processor, graphics card, interfaces and hard drive
The HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 has a 7th generation Intel Core i12 processor with an integrated Intel X Iris graphics unit. It has 12 processor cores and a clock speed of 4,7 GHz. Together with the 5 gigabyte LPDDR16 RAM, this laptop delivers very good performance. We also installed a 1 terabyte NVMe PCIe SSD as a hard drive, which is also replaceable. The WLAN module supports the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards, frequencies up to six gigahertz and the latest WPA3 security standard. The Bluetooth version is 5.2. The connection with other devices works quickly, smoothly and is stable.
Partly because of this great package, the MateBook X Pro 2022 was also equipped with the Intel Evo-Certificate awarded.
camera
As already mentioned, the camera is installed in the middle of the frame and no longer in the keyboard. Finally. Unfortunately, it only has a resolution of 720p. For the price I would have personally expected at least 1080p. But the different modes make up for a lot. Now I won't be using the beauty filter, but I really liked centering my person in the picture, even when I'm walking back and forth in front of the camera.
Connections
HUAWEI uses four USB Type-C ports for the connections, two of which support the Thunderbolt 4 standard. That means they have a very high and stable bandwidth for power, data and video of up to 40 gigabits pro Second, so the data transfer works very quickly. If you are looking for an HDMI connection, you will look in vain. There is also no USB Type-A port, but an adapter is included for this. Almost forgot, there is also a 3,5 mm jack. By the way, the connection with other HUAWEI devices works very simply with Super Device via drag-and-drop.
Loudspeakers
There are a total of six of them. They deliver a very good, clean sound and the basses are not neglected either. Not only is the sound output great, the four microphones capture the voice clearly, even when walking back and forth in front of the MateBook.
battery and fan
Now we have sat so much about built-in technologyproBut what does the battery actually do? HUAWEI uses a lithium polymer battery with a capacity of 60 watt hours. This is charged via the USB Type-C port. As other sites have already written, I can only confirm that it is better not to leave the house without a charging cable. I got around five hours of runtime with a full battery. I should say that I tested the laptop extensively and it had to perform well during this time. At least the battery charges quickly; it is full in around an hour. If you have forgotten the charger, you can also charge the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 with a different USB-C charger, but this is not recommended by the manufacturer and should actually only be used in an emergency. The fan is very quiet and does its job really well, because I could not detect any noticeable heat development.

Pictured from left: HUAWEI MatePad 11 2021, HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2, HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro, HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022 and the HUAWEI Watch GT3 Pro. (Picture: TechnikNews)
Pre-installed applications
In addition to Windows 11 Home, other applications are preinstalled. These include Super Device, HUAWEI PC Manager, HUAWEI Mobile App Engine, Display Manager (Color Mode, Eye Comfort Mode), Performance Mode (Hotkey: FN + P), Refresh Rate (Hotkey: FN + R) and of course HUAWEI Factory Settings.
HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022: Prices and availability
The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 is available at Amazon available for around 1800 euros.
We would like to thank HUAWEI Germany for providing the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2022.
Nice report on the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022.
I look forward to more posts from. Codex excited!