HUAWEI has officially priced its most premium notebook this year. It’s the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro Premium Edition: slim, brilliant, and productive.
The HUAWEI MateBook X Pro Premium Edition is powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor and Intel Arc graphics. It also comes with 32 GB of memory, 2 TB of NVMe PCIe SSD, and 70 Wh battery, which supports up to 90 W turbo charging.
Despite its very thin profile, the notebook sports the HUAWEI Shark Fin cooling system. It features two air exhaust vents and four intake vents to keep the device cool during heavy use.
Other interesting aspects of the device include six speakers, four microphones, and a fingerprint sensor for security. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, Thunderbolt 4.0, and USB-C.
For the price, the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro Premium Edition costs PHP 129,999. During its first-sale period from July 12 to July 31, 2024, it comes with a free 65-inch HUAWEI Vision S Smart TV.
If that’s too pricey for you, you can go for the HUAWEI MateBook 14 2024, powered by Intel Core Ultra 5 or 7, for PHP 59,999.
We found a device that costs similarly to the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2024 Premium Edition. It’s the Acer Predator Helios 16 – a bulky, gaming-centric laptop powered by Intel Core i9-14900HX. We spotted this device with a slashed priced of PHP 124,999 on an authorized online seller.
That said, we’ll leave a basic specs comparison table below:
| Specifications | HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2024 Premium Edition | Acer Predator Helios 16 |
| Display | 16” 1920 x 1200 | 16” 2560 x 1600 |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 185H | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
| Physical Cores | 16 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 22 | 32 |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.8 GHz |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| SSD | 2 TB max | 2 TB max |
| RAM | 32 GB max; | 32 GB max; LPDDR5 |
| Webcam | 1080p | Yes |
| Battery | 90 Wh | 90 Wh |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
What do you think?
