Despite its age, the use of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is also a decent choice because it offers good efficiency rates in addition to ample performance, which allows for long battery life.

HUAWEI MateBook D 15 is designed to relieve eye strain and vision fatigue, with TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light and Flicker Free Certification 2. In the past we’ve been mightily impressed with Huawei’s devices, including the Huawei MateBook 13, the 2018 model of the Huawei MateBook D and the flagship Huawei MateBook X Pro, and with this impressive start, we’re hoping that the company can continue that run of successful laptops with the new and improved MateBook D 15. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a four-core, eight-thread processor, which offers higher clock speeds at the same TDP than its predecessor Ryzen 5 2500U. Using a fingerprint to sign in to Windows 10 is a great feature, and the Huawei MateBook D 15 (2020) has the added bonus of including tech that reads your fingerprint when you press the power button.Of course, it’s not quite as nicely designed as a MacBook, but it’s certainly one of the best looking mid-range laptops we’ve seen. I’m not sure if this is a case of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” or laziness in Huawei’s design department, so let’s be generous and assume the former. The Fn+P hotkey toggles between Performance Mode 18, for powering intensive gameplay or professional-level video editing, and Standard Mode, which carefully manages power consumption and reduces fan noise. The CalMAN analysis reveals that the colours that the screen produces are not overblown and are quite accurate, straight out of the box.

is extremely portable, and the impressive rigid Space Grey aluminium alloy chassis is equally as lavish. Overall, the Huawei MateBook D 15 (2020)’s design does an excellent job of making this affordable mid-range laptop look and feel more expensive than it actually is. But don't let its lightness fool you — the stylish, smooth-to-the-touch body is strong and sturdy, for a versatile machine you can take just about anywhere. That’s not too bad, and would last you almost an entire work day, but there are some caveats that leave us slightly less impressed.k with two or four Thunderbolt 3 ports on a modern MacBook, the Huawei MateBook D 15 (2020) comes with three full-size USB ports, alongside a USB-C port for newer peripherals and a HDMI port. For optimal charging performance, please use the authentic adapter and USB-C cable that come with the laptop. They fire downwards, so they sound more punchy when the D15 is resting on a flat, solid surface, but pick it up and things sound altogether less impressive. Huawei’s concern about weight and portability has extended to the 65W power supply, too, with a 160g slimline affair with a retractable third prong. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a decent enough mobile processor for day-to-day tasks, but the Huawei MateBook D 15 (2020) will struggle to do anything too strenuous.

However, users will have to compromise when it comes to the ports, because only the absolute minimum is available here. The bottom cover of the Huawei MateBook D 15 can be removed once all the screws on the bottom are undone. When it comes to the huge field of technology, I'm currently also interested in specializing in Java programming. Having updated the MateBook product range with AMD’s Ryzen 5 2500U CPUs, Huawei goes one better by switching to the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U.

FullView Display is a patented and commonly used term for HUAWEI products, referring to screens with a high body-to-screen ratio and reduced bezels. Thickness and weight may vary depending on the specific product configurations, manufacturing techniques, and measurement methods. The bottom of the D15 can be removed easily once you’ve undone the ten Torx T5 screws holding it in place, with the option to replace the SSD (the RAM slots and Wi-Fi card are not accessible).

Huawei has become an established laptop seller (outside the US, at least), and last year its MateBook X Pro (2020) and MateBook D 15 (2020) both impressed -- albeit with a couple of caveats. That’s the highest score we’ve seen from an i5 processor and suggests that the Performance mode in Huawei’s PC Manager (which I used for the test) does what it says on the label. The Huawei MateBook D 15 (2020) comes in a single configuration with a quad-core AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB. Another nice touch is that the webcam is built into a recess on the keyboard, and pops up when you press the button that’s nestled amongst the F keys at the top of the keyboard. We’re all for offering consumers more choice, but AMD is gearing up to release its Ryzen 4000 series of chips, which promise big performance gains over the 3000 series – including the Ryzen 5 3500U.Additionally, there's a USB-C port that can also be used for charging but not for connecting an external monitor.