This powerful compact, laptop is simple to use and has a vibrant, bright touchscreen that's responsive. It won't blow you away when it comes to battery life, but Huawei smartphone users will love the simple way to transfer files and photos between their handset and the laptop.
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Two USB-C ports is a little stingy and the fact that it doesn’t support Thunderbolt 3 and only one of them supports power charging compounds the problem. There’s also no microSD card reader so a USB-C adapter is likely going to be the first accessory every MateBook 13 owner buys. The lack of Wi-Fi 6 support isn’t a big deal especially if you don’t have a Wi-Fi 6 router at home, but it is puzzling especially since nearly every other Windows notebook released this year supports it. It also gets quite hot when you are gaming.
A reliable, formidable work machine, the Huawei MateBook 13 is one of the affordable, well-rounded picks out there – perfect for Huawei smartphone owners, great for laptop users, and a true mate for everyone.
This powerful compact, laptop is simple to use and has a vibrant, bright touchscreen that's responsive. It won't blow you away when it comes to battery life, but Huawei smartphone users will love the simple way to transfer files and photos between their handset and the laptop.