Huawei MateBook 14 2020 review - A pint-sized powerhouse for a great price - Android - Canadian apps and news

Huawei MateBook 14 2020 review - A pint-sized powerhouse for a great price - Android

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How good can a thin and light laptop be with a 40W eight-core processor? Find out in our Huawei MateBook 14 2020 AMD review!

Huawei’s MateBook series of laptops has been steadily progressing over the past couple of years. Last year’s MateBook 14 packed some great specs into a thin and light chassis. With the introduction of AMD’s fantastic Ryzen Mobile chips, is the 2020 edition of the Huawei MateBook 14 worth your hard-earned money?

Find out in Android Authority’s Huawei MateBook 14 (2020) review.

About this Huawei MateBook 14 review: I used the Huawei Matebook 14 2020 model powered by the AMD Ryzen 4800H processor as my main laptop for seven days. The device was running Windows 10 Home. The Huawei MateBook 14 2020 AMD review unit was provided to Android Authority by Huawei.

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The MateBook 14 2020 at a glance

Credit: Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority

The Huawei MateBook 14 2020 is a small notebook in the traditional form factor — no 360-degree hinge or detachable screen here. On the minimalist exterior, there’s a Huawei logo on the back, vents, speakers, and rubber feet on the bottom, and ports on the left and right. The left side sports the USB-C charging port, along with a 3.5mm combo jack and an HDMI port. On the right side are two USB 3.2 ports of the traditional type-A flavor.

This year's MateBook 14 is a minimal, yet traditional small laptop.

Opening up the laptop reveals the beautiful 14-inch 3:2 touch display with tiny bezels surrounding it. Moving down, we find the tactile power-button/fingerprint scanner in the top right corner. Then there’s the tenkeyless keyboard with two-stage illumination. Below that is a glass trackpad spanning 135mm diagonally.

Overall, the Huawei Matebook 14 2020 AMD is a minimalist, yet very traditional small laptop. It’s well-made, has a solid set of ports given its competition (hint, hint Apple), and doesn’t disappoint when it comes to integrated peripherals.

Related: USB-C in 2020: Why it’s still a mess