HUAWEI held a press conference in Barcelona, Spain on February 24 (local time) to announce the 2019 model "MateBook X Pro" of the high-end mobile notebook PC "MateBook X Pro" in conjunction with MWC 2019. New)” was announced. In addition to strengthening the basic specifications such as the CPU from the conventional model, the "HUAWEI Share" link function with smartphones has evolved to be easier to use.
Enhancement points are CPU and GPU, and Thunderbolt 3
Enhancement points are CPU, discrete GPU, and Thunderbolt 3. The CPU has been updated to the 8th generation Core processor Core i7-8565U or Core i5-8265U. As a result, the processing power of the CPU is said to be improved by up to 40% compared to the conventional model.
Also, in line with the CPU change, the built-in wireless LAN communication speed has been significantly increased to a maximum of 1,733 Mbps, and Bluetooth has also been enhanced to 5.0.
The discrete GPU has been revamped to NVIDIA's GeForce MX250. This is an enhanced version of the GeForce MX150 operating clock that was installed in the previous model, and it is said that the drawing ability has been enhanced.
Thunderbolt 3 has been enhanced to a maximum speed of 40 Gbps, twice as fast as before, and 4K video output is now possible. External displays and Thunderbolt 3 compatible peripherals can also be used more conveniently.
Strengthening cooperation with smartphones
"HUAWEI Share", which is a function for cooperation with HUAWEI smartphones, has reached version 3.0, and has improved convenience by newly utilizing NFC. .
For example, with the MateBook X Pro and smartphone linked with Huawei Share in advance, if you touch the smartphone displaying the photo with the gallery app on the right palm rest of the MateBook X Pro equipped with an NFC chip, the displayed image will be displayed. The photos will be transferred to your PC.
In addition, there are functions such as pasting text copied on the MateBook X Pro side by paste operation on the smartphone side, and displaying the PC screen on the smartphone in real time.
The "Finger Gesture Screenshot" function, which allows you to capture the screen by swiping the display with three fingers, is also newly installed. It is possible to capture only the range specified by the finger as well as full screen capture, and it seems to be useful when you want to share the information displayed on the screen.
Other specifications are almost the same as the conventional model. The exterior design and size are exactly the same as the conventional model, and the weight has not changed at 1.33 kg. The display is the same, equipped with a 13.9-inch touch liquid crystal that supports 3,000 x 2,000 dot display.
Features such as a pop-up web camera between the F6 and F7 keys on the keyboard and a power button with a built-in fingerprint sensor with a built-in security chip are inherited as they are.
The 2019 model MateBook X Pro was not announced, but the selling price in Europe is scheduled to be 1,599 euros for the Core i5-equipped model and 1,999 euros for the Core i7-equipped model. Also, the release in Japan is undecided at this time.
