Dongles will be needed in both cases, but unlike Apple, Huawei includes a dongle in the box, expanding connectivity to VGA, HDMI, and traditional USB-A. You’ll find the MacBook Air comes with two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 3 while the MateBook 13 has two USB-C ports without Thunderbolt. That’s a bit more than the MacBook Air, which comes in at 2.75 pounds.Įlsewhere, with ports and connectivity, the two laptops are on a similar footing. It comes in at 2.82 pounds on the unit with integrated graphics, and 2.86 pounds on the unit with the discrete GPU. As mentioned earlier, both are thin and light, but the MateBook 13 is a bit heavier. Portability Julian Chokkattu/Digital TrendsĬoming down to portability, there is a small difference between the two. And while the MacBook Air had a wider color gamut and more accurate colors, it exhibited less than half the contrast of the MateBook 13. That gives it an 88 percent screen to body ratio (vs 82 percent and 16:10 on the MacBook Air) and more room for you to multitask.Īccording to our colorimeter, the MateBook’s screen was slightly less bright at 234 nits than the MacBook Air’s tested 291 nits.
Obviously, the MacBook Air has more pixels, but the Matebook 13’s screen has a 3:2 aspect ratio that’s great for productivity work. Huawei’s Matebook 13 touchscreen packs a resolution of 2160 x 1440 or 200 pixels per inch while the MacBook Air packs a resolution of 2560 × 1600 for 227 pixels per inch. In our benchmarks, the Huawei was significantly faster in every test we threw at each machine.īoth devices pack impressive displays, though the MateBook 13 edges out Apple in the overall screen to body ratio and its support for touch. When comparing their performance, the MateBook 13’s more powerful CPU and optional discrete GPU are major difference-makers. Also, Apple’s MacBook Air doesn’t come with an option for dedicated graphics like the MateBook 13. This doesn’t pack as much power as the chip in the MateBook 13, and we found that it was a bit sluggish for more demanding tasks like watching videos on a secondary 4K monitor. The base model of the 2018 MacBook Air comes with the 8th generation 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Y-series processor. These processors are quad-core “Whiskey Lake” CPUs optimized for better performance. The other Space Gray model comes with the 8th generation Intel Core i7-8565U processor and Nvidia GeForce MX 150 graphics. The first is a Mystic Silver option with the 8th generation Intel Core i5-8265U processor, and a 256GB NVMe PCIe SSD. Though all variants come with 8GB RAM, Huawei has two models of the 2019 Matebook 13.
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Performance Riley Young/Digital TrendsĪside from the fact that the MacBook Air runs on MacOS, and the MateBook 13 uses Windows 10, there are other important differences between the two. Both make for quick and accurate logins, without the need to fiddle with passwords, but Apple’s is the more reliable and responsive overall. On the MateBook 13, it’s located in the top right corner outside the keyboard area.
On the MacBook Air, it’s in the top right corner parked next to the F12 key within the keyboard. We found the MacBook Air keys to be a bit too shallow when typing.įinally, both the MacBook Air and the MateBook 13 sport fingerprint readers on the power button. Huawei’s MateBook 13 features an edge-to-edge keyboard with a total key travel of 1.2mm, which some may like for its better travel space between keys. Apple’s MacBook Air sports the third-generation butterfly keyboard from the 2018 MacBook Pro. The keyboards are different between the two devices. The MateBook 13 has some flex in the lid and the center of the hinge. Apple put that extra thickness to good use, however, as the MacBook Air feels more rigid than its rival. That is just slightly thinner and smaller than the MacBook Air with its width of 11.97 inches and its thickness of 0.61 inches. Huawei’s MateBook 13 has a width of 11.26 inches and a thickness of 0.59 inches. The MateBook 13 only comes in Mystic Silver (with integrated graphics) and Space Gray (with dedicated graphics). Both devices sport aluminum finishes that are thin and light, but Apple’s MacBook Air comes in Space Gray, Gold, and Silver.
The 2019 Huawei MateBook 13 and the 2018 MacBook Air are similar, but with subtle differences. If you’re curious about the latest models, check out our review of the MacBook Air released in early 2020. Yet only one laptop can walk away as the victor. Be it the differences in the operating system, processor, display, or performance, there is a lot to think about when considering both. Here we take a look at these two older models to see which is the better buy. The 2018 MacBook Air takes the win by a hair.
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