Huawei MateBook D 15 Intel laptop review: Inexpensive quiet runner
Huawei's MateBook D series offers solid and affordable laptops for office and multimedia use. The MateBook D 15 ranks alongside the MateBook D 14 and the twice as expensive MateBook D 16 in the lineup. Although the rugged laptop is from 2021, it is still frequently bought and comes at an attractive price of 549 Euros with Intel Tiger Lake, 8 GB soldered RAM, 256 GB SSD, and a matte FHD IPS display.
We have already tested the AMD version of this model. Competitors are the Lenovo's IdeaPad 5 15, Dell's Inspiron 15, Asus VivoBook 15, Acer's Swift 3, and Aspire 5.
More Huawei reviews:
MateBook D 14
MateBook 14
MateBook D 15 AMD
MateBook D 16
MateBook 16 AMD
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.3 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.5 kg | 16.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 86.4 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2021 | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 i7-11370H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 15.9 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85.5 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.8 kg | 18.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.7 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.6 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.5 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.7 kg | 19.1 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 82.6 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2022 | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 16.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2022 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.7 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80.7 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2022 | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.8 kg | 18.6 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case & features: Compact MateBook D 15 without Thunderbolt 4
The chic metal casing of the Huawei MateBook D 15 office notebook comes in matte blue-gray (Space Grey) and has impeccable manufacturing quality. The base unit and the lid offer good stability. At just 1.54 kg, the MateBook is the lightest and also most compact 15.6-inch laptop in our comparison field, which feels very valuable, especially considering the low price. It cannot be opened with one hand (maximum angle is 170 degrees), while the hinges allow the lid to rock slightly.
After loosening ten Torx T5 screws, the device's interior is easily accessible. The screwed battery and the M.2-2280 SSD can be replaced, but the WLAN chip and RAM are soldered, while the AMD model relies on a removable Wi-Fi module. The 2.5-inch bay is redundant due to the lack of connectivity.
Huawei's MateBook D gives the impression of extensive connectivity at first glance, but it is limited to 2x USB-A 2.0, 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 1.4b, and 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 without DisplayPort when looking closer. Furthermore, since there is no extra charging port, USB-C peripherals cannot be used while the laptop is charging. SD card reader, Ethernet, and Thunderbolt are missing.
The Wi-Fi speeds measured under optimal conditions are good, but clearly lag behind the capabilities of the installed Intel AX201.
| Networking | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Input devices: Short stroke for crisp, fast typing
Unlike the Huawei MateBook D 14 the full-size keyboard of the D 15 does not have a backlight. The quite firm and slightly roughened keys with a size of 17 × 17 mm enable fast and quiet typing.
Friends of a short keystroke will feel comfortable here. The keyboard hardly yields under targeted pressure. The function keys "Pos1" and "End" are missing, while a reliably working fingerprint scanner is integrated into the power button.
The touchpad has a medium size and smooth surface that allows the fingers to glide over it effortlessly. Inputs are implemented without delays. The integrated click keys have neither too little nor too much travel and provide sufficient feedback.
Display: Matte FHD IPS panel with 281 cd/m² is partially convincing
The MateBook D 15 Intel comes with the same matte 15.6-inch 16:9 display as the AMD model. It gets sufficiently bright for indoor use with 281 cd/m², and the resolution of 1,920 × 1,080 pixels produces a sufficiently sharp image.
The contrast of 691:1 is quite low, as is the color space coverage of 59% sRGB. Thus, demanding image editing is out of the question for Huawei's office laptop. The subjective picture impression is nevertheless surprisingly good, not least because of the clear subpixels.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 5, the ThinkPad E15 G3 AMD, and the Asus VivoBook 15 OLED have brighter screens, while the latter even covers almost 98% of the Adobe RGB color space. PWM, which can cause discomfort for sensitive eyes, is not used.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 291 cd/m²
Contrast: 691:1 (Black: 0.43 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.6 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86
ΔE Greyscale 2.24 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
40.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.5% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.39
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 B156HAN02.8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Chi Mei CMN160B, IPS, 1920x1080, 16.1" | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE B156HAN02.1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F BOE NV15N4V, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 Lenovo LEN156FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U B156HAN02.8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W Samsung ATNA56YX03-0, OLED, 1920x1080, 15.6" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 68% | 2% | -7% | -4% | 7% | -4% | 120% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 39.5 | 66.6 69% | 40.3 2% | 36.58 -7% | 42.3 7% | 38.09 -4% | 99.9 153% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 59.4 | 99.5 68% | 60.2 1% | 54.37 -8% | 59 -1% | 63.4 7% | 57.3 -4% | 100 68% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.8 | 68.5 68% | 41.6 2% | 37.79 -7% | 38 -7% | 43.7 7% | 39.35 -4% | 97.6 139% |
| Response Times | 24% | -10% | -11% | 31% | -26% | 4% | 94% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 41 ? | 32 ? 22% | 44 ? -7% | 44 ? -7% | 29 ? 29% | 51.2 ? -25% | 38 ? 7% | 2 ? 95% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 27 ? | 20 ? 26% | 30.4 ? -13% | 31 ? -15% | 18 ? 33% | 34.4 ? -27% | 27 ? -0% | 2 ? 93% |
| PWM Frequency | 2500 ? | 1250 ? | ||||||
| Screen | 46% | 25% | 15% | -23% | 8% | 30% | 692% | |
| Brightness middle | 297 | 304 2% | 347 17% | 251 -15% | 376 27% | 299 1% | 229 -23% | 366 23% |
| Brightness | 281 | 284 1% | 329 17% | 241 -14% | 341 21% | 280 0% | 224 -20% | 371 32% |
| Brightness Distribution | 88 | 88 0% | 93 6% | 87 -1% | 78 -11% | 89 1% | 73 -17% | 96 9% |
| Black Level * | 0.43 | 0.165 62% | 0.25 42% | 0.23 47% | 0.66 -53% | 0.2 53% | 0.12 72% | 0.01 98% |
| Contrast | 691 | 1842 167% | 1388 101% | 1091 58% | 570 -18% | 1495 116% | 1908 176% | 36600 5197% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.6 | 1.44 69% | 4.7 -2% | 5.14 -12% | 6.4 -39% | 5.2 -13% | 3.76 18% | 1.9 59% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 19.07 | 3.62 81% | 19.4 -2% | 18.41 3% | 20.45 -7% | 20.8 -9% | 5.97 69% | 4.26 78% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.24 | 2.6 -16% | 1.7 24% | 1.08 52% | 4.59 -105% | 4.1 -83% | 3.01 -34% | 1.27 43% |
| Gamma | 2.39 92% | 2.41 91% | 2.2 100% | 2.43 91% | 2.26 97% | 2.2 100% | 2.41 91% | 2.44 90% |
| CCT | 6720 97% | 6527 100% | 6475 100% | 6534 99% | 6819 95% | 6548 99% | 6484 100% | 6338 103% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 68.5 | 37.79 | 38 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 99.5 | 54.37 | 59 | |||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.44 | 2.3 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 46% /
48% | 6% /
14% | -1% /
6% | 1% /
-11% | -4% /
3% | 10% /
18% | 302% /
468% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 27 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 65 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 41 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 23 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 62 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.3 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8437 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
The Huawei MateBook D 15 can only really be used outdoors in the shade or under cloudy skies. Even with a matte display, the 281 cd/m² cannot compete with direct sunlight.
Performance: Huawei MateBook D 15 lags behind AMD
Huawei's affordable MateBook D 15 office laptop is equipped with an Intel Core i5-1135G7, Xe-G7 (80EUs) iGPU, 8 GB soldered LPDDR4X-3733 RAM, and a 256 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD which is more than sufficient for office work and web surfing. Video editing usually already fails due to the small color space, but would be possible with the AMD variant for example with Ryzen 5 5500U and the alternatively available 16 GB RAM, purely in terms of performance.
Test conditions
Huawei offers two performance modes for the MateBook D, which can be switched via the "Fn + P" hotkey. Our benchmarks were run in "Performance" mode, while the smaller MateBook D 14 shows correspondingly less performance despite the same hardware due to testing in "Balanced" mode.
Only the latter is available in battery mode, which was used to determine the runtimes. The CPU performance limits change as follows:
- Balanced (PL2/PL1): 42 W/20 W
- Power (PL2/PL1): 43 W/31 W
Processor
The Intel Core i5-1135G7 is a quad-core processor of the somewhat older Tiger-Lake generation from 2021 and can at most compete against a Ryzen 3 5300U. The AMD variant of the Huawei MateBook D 15 with the six-core Ryzen 5 5500U is about 60 percent faster in our Cinebench R15 loop, while an eight-core Ryzen 7 5700U in the Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3 and in the VivoBook 15 OLED is even up to twice as fast.
The maximum possible Turbo frequency under a load of all four cores is 3.8 GHz and is roughly maintained in the first 30 seconds, and then settles at 3.3 GHz at quite cool core temperatures of ~70 °C.
Using only the battery as the power source, the Huawei laptop is always in "Balanced" mode, so the multi-core performance is reduced by 20% to the level of the smaller MateBook D 14.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 31245, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (4313 - 7952, n=45) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 18321, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (3497 - 4445, n=45) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 17834, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (2226 - 4291, n=45) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 55359, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (9004 - 45366, n=45) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
System performance
The MateBook is responsive and lag-free in everyday tasks. Playing a 4K YouTube video and speedy web surfing with multiple tabs at the same time are no problem for the Intel Tiger Lake system. Thanks to the strong Turbo and the high single-core performance, web surfing is pleasantly fast, which is confirmed by corresponding benchmarks like Mozilla Kraken and Octane V2.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Speedometer 2.0: Result
Jetstream 2: 2.0 Total Score
Octane V2: Total Score
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Office (2463 - 7578, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4026 - 4952, n=53) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Average of class Office (5575 - 20841, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (8149 - 9917, n=53) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10415, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (5040 - 6619, n=53) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11108, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (3548 - 5255, n=53) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1058 - 1293, n=11) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1148 - 1332, n=11) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 2155, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (895 - 1263, n=11) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (923 - 1320, n=11) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (710 - 1273, n=53) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1966, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Speedometer 2.0 / Result | |
| Average of class Office (26.1 - 451, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (146.5 - 218, n=13) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Jetstream 2 / 2.0 Total Score | |
| Average of class Office (74.4 - 395, n=41, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (146.4 - 187.5, n=21) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Octane V2 / Total Score | |
| Average of class Office (22414 - 114924, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (39503 - 62664, n=21) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (151 - 244, n=48) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (171.3 - 186.4, n=5) | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 4831 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 185.2, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (68.3 - 107, n=51) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The MateBook's PCIe 3.0 M.2 2280 SSD offers good transfer rates, but copying apps and games takes about twice as long as the ThinkPad E15, IdeaPad 5, or Acer Swift 3 which is probably due to the low 4K-64 write speed. At least the performance remains stable in our DiskSpd read loop. Unfortunately, Huawei additionally splits the quite low capacity of 256 GB into two partitions.
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 YMTC PC005 256GB | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DiskSpd | -30% | -19% | 69% | 14% | 21% | |
| seq read | 2155 | 915 -58% | 1536 -29% | 1624 -25% | 1684 -22% | 2542 18% |
| seq write | 1126 | 886 -21% | 1331 18% | 1901 69% | 1498 33% | 1633 45% |
| seq q8 t1 read | 2592 | 989 -62% | 2181 -16% | 3269 26% | 2659 3% | 3041 17% |
| seq q8 t1 write | 1219 | 887 -27% | 1409 16% | 3250 167% | 1603 32% | 1644 35% |
| 4k q1 t1 read | 49.6 | 53.3 7% | 37.9 -24% | 57.4 16% | 46 -7% | 67.1 35% |
| 4k q1 t1 write | 238 | 178 -25% | 94.5 -60% | 128 -46% | 128 -46% | 157.7 -34% |
| 4k q32 t16 read | 724 | 428 -41% | 701 -3% | 2037 181% | 1068 48% | 470 -35% |
| 4k q32 t16 write | 692 | 592 -14% | 306 -56% | 1833 165% | 1174 70% | 1294 87% |
| AS SSD | 48% | -76% | 120% | 51% | 24% | |
| Seq Read | 2780 | 2015 -28% | 1276 -54% | 2432 -13% | 2549 -8% | 2499.75 -10% |
| Seq Write | 886 | 1055 19% | 548.03 -38% | 1266 43% | 1571 77% | 1431.59 62% |
| 4K Read | 55.2 | 73.9 34% | 33.31 -40% | 48.88 -11% | 41.92 -24% | 60.67 10% |
| 4K Write | 165.3 | 223.2 35% | 70.44 -57% | 128.4 -22% | 110.3 -33% | 145.18 -12% |
| 4K-64 Read | 586 | 589 1% | 662.17 13% | 1805 208% | 1086 85% | 441.48 -25% |
| 4K-64 Write | 365 | 1029 182% | 608.11 67% | 2470 577% | 1083 197% | 1203.69 230% |
| Access Time Read * | 0.065 | 0.056 14% | 0.169 -160% | 0.044 32% | 0.119 -83% | 0.129 -98% |
| Access Time Write * | 0.023 | 0.039 -70% | 0.219 -852% | 0.038 -65% | 0.034 -48% | 0.034 -48% |
| Score Read | 919 | 865 -6% | 823 -10% | 2097 128% | 1383 50% | 752 -18% |
| Score Write | 619 | 1358 119% | 733 18% | 2725 340% | 1351 118% | 1492 141% |
| Score Total | 1930 | 2644 37% | 1948 1% | 5837 202% | 3398 76% | 2597 35% |
| Copy ISO MB/s | 1127 | 1186 5% | 662.31 -41% | 1301 15% | 1286 14% | 939.77 -17% |
| Copy Program MB/s | 296 | 782 164% | 448.05 51% | 554 87% | 574 94% | 248.07 -16% |
| Copy Game MB/s | 387 | 1028 166% | 560.84 45% | 993 157% | 1133 193% | 769.68 99% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 9% /
20% | -48% /
-55% | 95% /
101% | 33% /
37% | 23% /
23% |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Continuous Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The gaming performance is average for an office notebook that was not designed for gaming. Frugal games can be rendered smoothly in the native FullHD resolution at low to medium details.
The average level of the installed Intel Xe Graphics G7 (80EUs) is surpassed by 20 percent because the iGPU benefits from the fast LPDDR4X-3733 RAM. The graphics performance is reduced by ten percent in battery mode.
The RX Vega 7 in the AMD variant of the MateBook D is about 20 percent behind the Intel solution, while the RX Vega 8 in the ThinkPad E15 and Asus VivoBook 15 OLED lags behind by around ten percent.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 6194 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 18822 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4093 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1544 points | |
Help | ||
Witcher 3 FPS chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 83.3 | 71.3 | 23.8 | 9.75 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 82 | 50.2 | 25.6 | 12.4 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 119.4 | 109 | 57.4 | 50.9 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 40.2 | 21.7 | 12.3 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 74.4 | 39.3 | 30.3 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 76.7 | 33.1 | 26.7 |
Emissions & Energy: Mostly silent laptop with small battery
Noise emissions
The fan of Huawei's laptop remains off in idle mode, and nothing can be heard while using office apps or web surfing. At most, a sea breeze-like noise is audible during intensive multitasking, and you don't feel disturbed by the fan noise even during full load.
Coil whine is absent on our unit. The IdeaPad 5 and VivoBook 15 OLED perform worse under load, while the ThinkPad E15 G3 AMD operates similarly quietly.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 31 / 39.1 dB(A) |
 | ||
30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
||
min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.5 dB(A) | ||
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, YMTC PC005 256GB | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11370H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE Vega 8, R7 5700U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F Vega 8, R7 5700U, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 Vega 7, R5 5500U | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U Vega 7, R5 5500U, Phison PS5013 311CD0512GB | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W Vega 8, R7 5700U, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -3% | 3% | -2% | -7% | -4% | -8% | |
| off / environment * | 25.5 | 26 -2% | 23.8 7% | 25.4 -0% | 26 -2% | 24.1 5% | 26 -2% |
| Idle Minimum * | 25.5 | 26 -2% | 23.8 7% | 25.4 -0% | 26 -2% | 24.1 5% | 26 -2% |
| Idle Average * | 25.5 | 26 -2% | 23.8 7% | 25.4 -0% | 26 -2% | 24.1 5% | 26 -2% |
| Idle Maximum * | 25.5 | 27.7 -9% | 28 -10% | 25.4 -0% | 26 -2% | 28 -10% | 26.2 -3% |
| Load Average * | 31 | 32.7 -5% | 32.9 -6% | 34 -10% | 42.6 -37% | 35.9 -16% | 41.4 -34% |
| Load Maximum * | 39.1 | 39 -0% | 35 10% | 40 -2% | 37.4 4% | 43.9 -12% | 41.4 -6% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 35.9 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The temperatures of the Huawei MateBook D 15 Intel stay in a very cool region, just like in the tested AMD MateBook. Different are the results of the ThinkPad E15 G3 AMD which gets very hot with up to 61 °C on the underside, whereas the Acer Swift 3 and Asus VivioBook 15 OLED also score worse than the MateBook.
In the combined stress test (FurMark+Prime95), the CPU clock of 3.3 GHz drops below the base to 1.9 GHz, while the core temperature is low at 63 °C. The iGPU is favored, which is only 15 percent below the maximum clock of 1,100 MHz. Under pure CPU stress, it is 2 GHz for the CPU at only 50 °C.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.9 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 42 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.1 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33.3 °C / 91.9 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-5.7 °C / -10.2 F).
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Intel Core i7-11370H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -11% | -16% | -16% | -3% | -1% | -13% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 39.9 | 40 -0% | 46.4 -16% | 39.4 1% | 40.5 -2% | 40.6 -2% | 39.6 1% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 42 | 47 -12% | 60.9 -45% | 45.4 -8% | 42 -0% | 43.9 -5% | 48.4 -15% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 26.5 | 30.1 -14% | 26.5 -0% | 33.2 -25% | 26.5 -0% | 25.6 3% | 30.9 -17% |
| Idle Bottom * | 26.8 | 31.6 -18% | 27.5 -3% | 35.1 -31% | 29 -8% | 26.2 2% | 32.3 -21% |
* ... smaller is better
Speaker
The stereo speakers, which are quite loud at 83 dB(A), produce a decent sound, but with only hints of bass. The preloaded Nahimic software improves the sound noticeably and offers a bass boost.
This is sufficient for calls and videos, but the real movie and music enjoyment is only possible with external audio peripherals via jack or Bluetooth.
Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 9.6% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 54% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 37% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 61% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 33% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 78% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 71% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
The idle power consumption is low at 3.8 W in "Balanced" mode. It is already 7.3 W in Performance mode, whereas the Acer Aspire 5 and VivoBook 15 OLED only need 5.5 and 5 W, respectively. Huawei's MateBook D thus corresponds to the office average. In the stress test, 65.8 W is needed for a relatively short time, which the 65-W USB-C power supply can provide.
| Off / Standby | 0.35 / 0.9 Watt |
| Idle | 3.8 / 7.3 / 8.4 Watt |
| Load |
38 / 65.8 Watt |
   
| |
Key:
min: ,
med: ,
max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, YMTC PC005 256GB | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE Vega 8, R7 5700U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F Vega 8, R7 5700U, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 Vega 7, R5 5500U | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U Vega 7, R5 5500U, Phison PS5013 311CD0512GB | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W Vega 8, R7 5700U, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -4% | 8% | -4% | -15% | 19% | 15% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 3.8 | 3.4 11% | 3.8 -0% | 3.7 3% | 5.5 -45% | 3 21% | 4.1 -8% |
| Idle Average * | 7.3 | 7.6 -4% | 6.6 10% | 7.9 -8% | 9.1 -25% | 5.5 25% | 5 32% |
| Idle Maximum * | 8.4 | 9.3 -11% | 8 5% | 9.3 -11% | 9.7 -15% | 8.2 2% | 4.8 43% |
| Load Average * | 38 | 44.5 -17% | 33.4 12% | 41 -8% | 40 -5% | 34.2 10% | 38 -0% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 34.6 | 42.7 -23% | 33.6 3% | 41 -18% | 38.9 -12% | 30.2 13% | 34.8 -1% |
| Load Maximum * | 65.8 | 54.2 18% | 54 18% | 52.2 21% | 59.5 10% | 38 42% | 52 21% |
* ... smaller is better
Power comsumption Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power comsumption with the external monitor
Battery life
Considering the small 42 Wh battery, the runtime of 8:30 hours is quite good. Especially since it is on par with the AMD model, which also has a larger 57 Wh battery. The smaller MateBook D 14 also has a 57 Wh battery and thus offers nearly 50 percent longer battery life.
The ThinkPad E15 AMD lasts 1.5 hours longer, while the IdeaPad 15 only gives up after 14 hours. The battery of Huawei's office laptop is completely recharged within an hour.
| Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 42 Wh | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U R5 5500U, Vega 7, 56 Wh | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE R7 5700U, Vega 8, 57 Wh | Dell Inspiron 15 5515-H8P8F R7 5700U, Vega 8, 54 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 R5 5500U, Vega 7, 70 Wh | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8, 48 Wh | Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W R7 5700U, Vega 8, 42 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 3% | 45% | 17% | 47% | 62% | 27% | -24% | 34% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 512 | 529 3% | 741 45% | 597 17% | 627 22% | 839 64% | 652 27% | 388 -24% | 669 ? 31% |
| Load | 84 | 144 71% | 134 60% | 107 27% | 114.7 ? 37% | ||||
| Witcher 3 ultra | 110 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: Quiet & affordable Huawei MateBook D 15
With the affordable MateBook D 15, Huawei offers a 15.6-inch office laptop that is particularly light at 1.54 kg and compact. We liked the whisper-quiet operating noise best, while the system performance is very fast for the low price thanks to high Turbo Boost and single-core performance, including LPDDR4X RAM. However, this turns out small with a non-expandable 8 GB, while models with 16 GB of RAM already cost 250 Euros more.
Huawei MateBook D 15 (2021) is a robust, compact, and very quiet office companion with a good price-performance ratio.
Unlike the smaller MateBook D 14, the keyboard, which is suitable for prolific typists, does not have a backlight. There is not much to complain about the matte Full HD IPS display considering the price, even though the color space could be better covered and the brightness of 280 cd/m² is not really sufficient for outdoor use. The contrast is also a bit low, but the subjective impression shows a quite qualitative picture.
Thunderbolt has to be omitted, as well as a card reader and DisplayPort, while two slow USB-A 2.0 are on board, and USB-C is often occupied as the only charging port. It is also a pity that, in contrast to the D 14, a smaller 42 Wh battery is installed due to an unusable 2.5-inch bay, which leads to a mediocre battery runtime of 8.5 hours.
The ThinkPad E15 G3 AMD is the better alternative for currently 529 Euros, starting with the brighter display, longer battery runtimes, higher performance, expandable RAM, better keyboard, and similarly quiet operation. However, the temperature development is worse, as is the (mostly) plastic case.
The Lenovo's ThinkBook 15 G4 and IdeaPad 5 15 are available at similar prices and offer longer battery runtimes, backlit keyboards, brighter displays, and a broader connectivity spectrum. Those who prefer the low weight and compact metal case should take a look at the more powerful AMD variant of the MateBook.
Price and availability
Until the beginning of January this year, the price for the Huawei MateBook D 15 Intel was only 429 Euros for eight months. Now that you have to say goodbye to the good prices of last year, you can currently get the MateBook with Core i5, 8 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD for 549 Euros (~$549) in Huawei's store. If you want 16 GB of RAM, you have to put 689 Euros on the table. For 579 Euros the AMD version is available, and the Matebook D 16 is only available for 649 Euros with the fast Core i5-12450H and larger display.
Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7
- 02/17/2023 v7 (old)
Marvin Gollor
Transparency
The selection of devices to be reviewed is made by our editorial team. The test sample was provided to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or retailer for the purpose of this review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review. We never accept compensation or payment in return for our reviews. As an independent media company, Notebookcheck is not subjected to the authority of manufacturers, retailers or publishers.
This is how Notebookcheck is testing
Every year, Notebookcheck independently reviews hundreds of laptops and smartphones using standardized procedures to ensure that all results are comparable. We have continuously developed our test methods for around 20 years and set industry standards in the process. In our test labs, high-quality measuring equipment is utilized by experienced technicians and editors. These tests involve a multi-stage validation process. Our complex rating system is based on hundreds of well-founded measurements and benchmarks, which maintains objectivity. Further information on our test methods can be found here.
More articles related to this device
Huawei MateBook D 15 2021, i5-1135G7 (Matebook D 15 Series)Related Articles
Price comparison
