Huawei Matebook D 15 Gaming Test

HUAWEI is fast becoming an established brand when it comes to laptops for working people. Among its highly praised selection of 'MateBooks', the D15 2020 stood out as a reliable medium-tiered companion with a upkeep-friendly price tag when it first launched.

What we have with united states is the MateBook D15 2021 version. This new D15 launched rather shut to the twelvemonth-finish of 2021, making it a viable option still if you lot are looking for a trusty mid-ranged laptop that doesn't burden your wallet.

The HUAWEI D15 models available on the HUAWEI Store now are as follows;

i3/8GB/256GB/Intel UHD – RM 2099
i5/8GB/512GB/Intel UHD – RM 2799
i5/8GB/512GB/Intel Iris – RM 3099 (our model)
i5/16GB/512GB/Intel Iris – RM 3399

If y'all order it on HUAWEI'due south online store the buy also comes with a grey HUAWEI CD60 Backpack costless gift worth RM 199, along with a free one-year extended warranty worth RM 75.

Hither'south the general spec of the i5/8GB/512GB/Intel Iris model.

Brandish Size – fifteen.6 inches
Brandish Blazon – IPS
Screen-to-body ratio – 87%
Aspect Ratio – 16:9
Resolution – 1920 x 1080
Max Effulgence – 250 nits
Viewing Angle – 178 degrees.

Processor – 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
Graphics – Intel® Iris® X^e Graphics / Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Memory – 8GB
Storage – 512GB
Bombardment – 42 Wh
Os – Windows 11

WiFi – WiFi 6.0 (11th Gen Intel^® Core™ i5-1135G7)
Bluetooth – 5.0, 5.1
Ports – USB 3.2 Gen1 x ane, USB 2.0 x 2, USB-C 10 1, HDMI x 1, 3.5mm headset and microphone ii-in-1 jack ten 1

Owing to its well-built Aluminium body and with merely sixteen.9mm in thickness, the D15 is an incredibly light and slim laptop. It has a body width of 357.8mm, a depth of 229.9mm, and weighs only 1.56kg, making it the perfect laptop to carry around if you lot're working on the go. But what I really appreciate almost the laptop'south blueprint is its clean and sleek await that really gives off a premium vibe and despite its slim frame and featherweight, the build quality nonetheless feels sturdy and convincingly reliable.

The laptop likewise comes with a generous number of ports, namely – iii USB ports – 3.2 Gen 1 (1 port), 2,0 (2 ports), i USB-C and 1 HDMI port, and a 3.5mm headset and microphone ii-in-2 jack. There is no Thunderbolt port on the D15 simply I don't miss it. The fingerprint sensor is located on the power button and it's usually sensitive enough to verify my prints in an instant.

The MateBook D15 has a sizeable 15.6-inches IPS FHD panel that provides up to 1920 x 1080p in resolution. Now, I won't say this is a great brandish because it isn't, only it is good enough for indoor-work employ. With but 250 nits on maximum brightness, the D15 is not an outdoor warrior you can count on. The viewing angles on the vertical and horizontal planes tin can also be awkward at times merely at that place is no problem if y'all're in a reasonably bright room and seated directly in front of it.

From my experience with information technology, despite the fact that the MateBook D15 only supports upward to 1080p, information technology didn't deter me from enjoying the occasional Netflix and chill, especially when I'1000 having lunch at my work desk. I tin can't watch any UHD 4K quality like I could on my Telly and my phone but 1080p on a 15.half-dozen-inch screen is better than staring down at my telephone's 6.8-inch.

It'southward not e'er that people talk about Keyboard and Cameras together but the D15 2021, like the D15 2020 before this constitute itself in a peculiar position where the infinite in the display bezel is likewise thin to house a camera. Then, in the name of innovation, the designers decided to firm the recessed camera underneath one of the Fn row keys.

When needed, the camera would popular upward similar a Lamborghini headlight and point itself direct into my nostril, making sure that people come across my double chin beginning before my face. The awkward camera position is 1 of the few elements I disliked nearly the D15.

The keyboard caps are spacious in size, assuasive for comfy typing although I needed a while to get used to information technology. There is no number pad on the keyboard so if your work requires abiding apply of the number pad, you'd want to await for a different laptop or consider getting a divide keyboard to connect to the laptop. The keyboard likewise has no backlight but I'm fine with this

What disturbed me the most about the keyboard design is the 2 broad gaps at the side of the keyboard. I wouldn't listen at all if there were speaker grills occupying the empty spaces of the 2 sides, but to have it blank and blank every bit information technology does on the D15 is simply weird. The funniest bit is that the speaker is located under the chassis of the laptop firing downwards instead of sitting rightfully at the pinnacle.

Performance-wise, the MateBook D15 is a decent laptop that faithfully delivers equally long as I'm not being extreme in my demands. Even when I had ii divide chrome windows opened – each with at to the lowest degree 6 tabs running, ane Xbox game app downloading a game, and i Genshin Bear upon installer running in the background, I could still work undisturbed on Ms Excel.

If you are in a profession where you demand to regularly transfer photos or files from your telephone, the D15 comes with HUAWEI Share, a convenient characteristic to easily connect upward to 3 HUAWEI mobile devices (and some Award phones) to the laptop, allowing for easy digital asset transfer via elevate-and-driblet. The Share part also allows the user to take incoming vox and video calls from their mobile on the laptop.

I've tried using the D15 for gaming and while information technology does let me, to a certain extent, this class of entertainment, it is rather choosy on which game it decides to run properly. At present, this isn't surprising because this laptop wasn't designed specifically for gaming and its specs are rather underpowered to support any meaningful gaming feel. That being said, I actually expected it to put more of a challenge when I test ran Genshin Impact on it.

Surprisingly, this power-demanding game ran rather smoothly on the laptop. I had to settle with medium settings but I was content with it, and more and so when I realised I could gear up the game to 60 FPS and it withal ran fine.

The 42 Wh sized battery is okay as long every bit you lot are near a ability outlet or isn't expected to work abroad from one over a prolonged period of time. From my experiment on a fully charged battery, I was left with slightly under fifty% after almost 3 hours of use. I was just writing emails, sorting out ledgers, spider web browsing (with YouTube Music running at the back) and the usual stuff. I wasn't watching any videos or playing games. Merely thankfully, its charging speed more than makes upward for its small-scale battery capacity. With a speed of up to 65W using a USB-C charger, the laptop didn't demand long to get rehydrated. A half-an-hour charge gives the laptop upwards to nearly 45%, lesser if in that location was an ongoing activeness.

The charging cable that came with the laptop is a picayune brusk and this has caused me problems many times. Shorter cables meant there was less liberty to choose where I could do my piece of work from when I'm charging. This tin exist remedied past getting a longer cable simply I wish HUAWEI was more generous with the length.

What I Liked

Good value for money
Satisfying Performance
Light and Slim
Keyboard quality
Build Quality
Adept connectivity with HUAWEI phones

What I Wished Was Ameliorate

Webcam position
Charging Cablevision Length
Likewise much empty infinite at the side of the Keyboard
Screen effulgence level.

Verdict

The purpose of a laptop is to serve every bit a portable computer that one tin bring around and exercise their work, studies, and activities on. This makes the questions on the weight, build quality, performance, bombardment, and ultimately the price tag so of import when we consider which device to buy. In these regards, the MateBook D15 checked all the right boxes for a good medium-ranged laptop.

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