Huawei launches MateBook D 16 in the UAE with a 16-inch screen

Huawei MateBook D 16
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Huawei launched the new Huawei MateBook D 16, a high-performance lightweight laptop with a 16-inch display. The Compact 16-inch high-performance laptop is the new member of the Huawei Smart Office family the new laptop brings numerous advancements to the line, including a 16-inch display, metallic body, and the internal specs have witnessed an upgrade with the use of 12th Gen Intel Core H-Series Processor, as well as Huawei’s own super device ecosystem.

Huawei MateBook D 16 price and availability

The Compact 16-inch high-performance laptop Huawei MateBook D 16 is available on Huawei’s official website and across select retailers in the UAE, priced at AED 3,299 alongside a range of accessories, including the Huawei Classic Backpack and Slim Keyboard.

The new Huawei MateBook D 16 in Silver colour is now available for pre-orders and across select retailers in the UAE.

Huawei Matebook D 16 specs and key features

The Huawei MateBook D 16 boasts a 16-inch display with a screen-to-body ratio of 90% and a 16:10 aspect ratio. 

The laptop also has a TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification so heavy laptop users can be confident that their eyes are protected. This accurately reproduces the colours of the images without leading to a yellow cast, while also protecting the user’s eyes. In addition, the display also adopts DC dimming to help users alleviate eye fatigue. The laptop also supports 100% sRGB colour gamut, 

The Huawei MateBook D 16 weighs just 1.7kg which makes it a highly portable laptop.

12th Gen Intel Core H series Processor

The Huawei MateBook D 16 is equipped with the latest intel’s 12th Gen Core H- Series Processors that offer configurations up to -i7-12700H, a TDP of up to 40W, dual channel RAM and a high-speed solid-state drive.

Super Device integration

The Huawei MateBook D 16 takes multi-device collaboration to a whole new level, thanks to Super Device, bringing super productivity with a cohesive multi-device experience. It lets you effortlessly connect to other Huawei devices nearby, and collaborate between them all. Simply place your Huawei earphones, mice, keyboards, speakers and printers close to the Huawei MateBook D 16, and the laptop will automatically discover them and provide a prompt for quick pairing. 

In addition, with smartphones like the newly launched Huawei P50 and tablets like the 12.6-inch Huawei MatePad Pro, it is even more useful. Once you have wirelessly connected your phone, you will see its UI appear on your laptop screen, so you can operate it as if your smartphone and laptop are one device.

Smart conference calls features

Huawei MateBook D 16 is enhanced with meeting space in mind, with its Smart Conference solution that features AI Sound and AI Camera. The 1080P AI Camera makes video conferencing better, thanks to the picture quality and smart AI features. 

During a video call, the AI camera’s follow cam adjusts the screen in real-time to keep the speaker in the centre of the shot; so even if you’re moving around, you never get distracted from what they are saying.

Metaline Antenna

The MateBook D 16 comes with Huawei Metaline Antenna which is a new antenna structure that Huawei claims has 56% better signal conversion efficiency, compared with average antennas. In the same network environment, it offers 2dB and 2.6dB better upload and download signals, respectively. Huawei also said that even under weak Wi-Fi signals, the downloading speed is increased by 55%, while the lag in gaming and video conference decreased by 57% and 67%, respectively.

1.5mm long key travel + Numeric keypad

In addition, unusually for a lightweight laptop, the Huawei MateBook D 16 has a 1.5mm key travel and a soft landing design – inspired by space probes – to make all-day typing easy. The new individual numeric keypad enables users to work with charts, data, and documents more efficiently.

the laptop also comes equipped with a 65W pocket charger and more ports for flexible connections.

Mostafa Eltaweel
Sub Editor at TechRadar Middle East

Mostafa has been working in the tech journalism industry since his teenage years following his childhood passion for PC hardware, tech and video games. Besides tech, his new interests are Esports scene and regional competitions.