Among the computer manufacturers, Huawei is one of those who have offered models of the same name over the years. Such is the case with Huawei’s Matebook suite which contains many letters and numbers to distinguish screen size and subscale. Besides the Matebook 13, 14 and 15, there are also “D” versions and X or X Pro versions. This appears to be the first time an S has been added to a number.
The Huawei Matebook 14s is a different version of the classic Matebook 14 with some differences, notably the more muscular configuration with an Intel Core i7-11370H processor. It also offers a 2.5K screen and other changes that distinguish it from other Huawei models. Let’s move on to discover it in detail.
At first glance, we are dealing with a very classic Matebook with its usual adapter. However, upon closer inspection, we note that it offers a power of 90W instead of the usual 65, which indicates that Huawei wanted to put an effort into charging speed.
The underside of the device is more classic with holes for headphones and a long vent line that allows fans to appear if you look carefully from a certain angle.
On the left side, it offers one more USB-C port than the classic Matebook, and it will be used to charge the device and support DisplayPort as well. There is also an HDMI jack, a headphone jack + a mini mini jack.
On the other hand, we lose the one-port USB port which will accommodate the peripherals in USB 3.2.
The keyboard, always backlit, also evolves slightly with the disappearance of the secret key that raised the webcam, replaced by a shortcut key leading to voice dictation. In the upper right we keep the power button that also serves as a fingerprint reader for a very quick start and exit from standby mode.
The under-switch webcam has the advantage of being physically hidden when not in use, but it did give a certain viewing angle that was the subject of criticism. Here it is placed in a traditional way at the top of the screen. We’re sorry for not integrating the deactivated cache.
The model we received in testing was still running Windows 10, but the PC is of course compatible with Windows 11 and we quickly updated it to the latest operating system from Microsoft which shows full compatibility with it.
The screen is tactile, glossy, and prone to glare, but a brightness of 400 nits, 100 more than the classic Matebook, helps offset this effect a little. With its slim bezels and a reasonable weight of around 1.4kg, the design is very interesting and suitable for portable use.
It remains to be seen what the performance and independence tests will offer that we still have to perform. This article will be updated with our findings soon.
