The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2021 offers amazing value for money. It is expensive and there are a few laptops with similar specs for less, but one matching the entire package will cost more. And when you consider that the real-life performance is as good as the specs promise there are no real downsides.
The 2021 model is externally identical to the 2020 model and so our existing comments still apply. Despite the hand-me-down chassis design, the MateBook X Pro is still as thin and light as any other flagship Ultrabook available. The newer 13.5-inch HP Spectre x360 14, for example, is thicker and with nearly the same footprint even though the Huawei carries a slightly larger display. Chassis rigidity is still good, but it’s definitely not as firm as the Razer Blade Stealth or aforementioned Spectre.
Web cam
Huawei has been using the same pop-up webcam for over three years. Not only is the video quality poor, but the angle is awful. The webcam becomes unusable if the laptop is on one’s lap, for example. The “pop-up” design is embarrassingly outdated at this point when compared to the latest Ultrabooks from Dell or HP
Display
The 2021 MateBook X Pro is using the same 3000 x 2000 TIANMA XM IPS touchscreen as the 2018 model. Both laptops even share the same TLX1388 controller. Despite its age, this is still a high-end panel worthy of any flagship Ultrabook with its high contrast ratio, bright backlight, vibrant colors, and excellent color accuracy. Its main disadvantage continues to be the slow response times meaning ghosting is particularly noticeable especially if gaming. Fortunately, the target audience won’t be using this machine for much gaming, anyway.
