Huawei MateBook E Go Review

Nowadays, mobile office has almost become a new normal. For mobile office people, if they can have a notebook that is light and thin and takes into account performance, then this will greatly improve the comfort of using office and ensure the high level of work. efficiency. The just-released Huawei MateBook E Go 2-in-1 notebook breaks through the boundaries of equipment and space, combining the advantages of traditional notebooks and tablets, and can freely transform its form in various scenarios such as office, home and outdoor, becoming a It is the first choice of many business elites. Huawei MateBook E Go has two versions, standard version and performance version. The product we evaluated this time is Huawei MateBook E Go performance version.

Design & Appearance

Thin and light is the natural advantage of Huawei MateBook E Go as a two-in-one notebook. The mainframe of Huawei MateBook E Go weighs only 710g and the thickness is only 7.68mm. This is one of the thinnest products in the 2-in-1 notebook category. It is very convenient to carry and is more suitable for mobile office.

In terms of design, Huawei MateBook E Go is made of micro-velvet fiberglass material, combined with the flagship process of three coating and three baking. The skin-friendly material makes the hand feel softer and softer. In terms of experience, the feel of microvelvet is very close to the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022.

Huawei MateBook E Go packs a 12.35-inch 2.5K resolution LCD screen into this very delicate and thin body, and adopts an isometric micro-frame design, the screen ratio is as high as 88%, and the field of view is very wide. This screen has also passed the Rheinland TV hardware-level low blue light certification and supports natural color display technology. After the actual experience, I think the Huawei MateBook E Go screen has a clear and comfortable look and feel, and it is not prone to eye fatigue even if it is used for a long time, which is really great.

The Huawei MateBook E Go Performance Edition also supports a 120Hz screen refresh rate. You can quickly switch the screen refresh rate through the Fn+R shortcut keys. By adjusting the refresh rate, the Huawei MateBook E Go can reduce smear and stuck in different usage scenarios. Pause, the use is smoother and smoother, while ensuring battery life. In addition, the Huawei MateBook E Go Performance Edition has also undergone 3D LUT color matching to achieve accurate color accuracy of Delta E < 1, and also supports Huawei's multi-screen same-color display technology.

Not only that, Huawei MateBook E Go also takes into account the entertainment needs, using a symmetrical speaker layout, as well as the blessing of a new sound effect algorithm, excellent screen + shocking sound effects, watching TV shows and watching movies can't be more fun.

Video conferencing is also a major demand for contemporary office work. Huawei MateBook E Go has a front-facing 8-megapixel camera that perfectly supports high-definition video conference calls. important support.

In terms of the rear camera, Huawei MateBook E Go also has 13 million pixels. You can also directly pick up the tablet to shoot important screen content without having to pick up the phone to shoot.

In terms of details, Huawei MateBook E Go adopts a micro-arc middle frame design, and also uses aluminum alloy material as the skeleton. Compared with the straight frame design of traditional PCs, the rounded lines are soft, and the rounded contour is more suitable for the palm of the hand. More comfortable to hold and use.

Another point worth mentioning in the design is that the Huawei MateBook E Go 2-in-1 notebook provides two TypeC interfaces, and these two interfaces are placed on both sides of the notebook, and both can support charging or data transmission capabilities. Compared with Pad products, the productivity of this design is stronger. After all, as a notebook product, scalability is still very important. The left and right separated design, even users with obsessive-compulsive disorder will not be picky. Users can set which side to charge or connect to data devices according to the desktop layout and usage habits.

Experience

I think Huawei MateBook E Go, as a 2-in-1 notebook, its real power lies in the experience of ecological functions, especially with the three major technical supports of horizontal screen large window, multi-device communication sharing and transfer station, so that the Huawei MateBook E Go has really brought out its advantages and has the ability to achieve smooth and convenient mobile production.

When your mobile phone is using HarmonyOS 3, you can achieve a "horizontal large window" with Huawei MateBook E Go, and you can open multiple mobile application interfaces on the desktop of the notebook, such as opening WeChat and mail and other APPs at the same time, allowing you to You can experience the functions on the mobile phone horizontally on the large screen of Huawei MateBook E Go.

Aiming at the problem that mobile office is most likely to have no network, multi-device communication sharing can play a role. Through the technology of virtual cellular network, Huawei can share the cellular network of the mobile phone with the Huawei MateBook E Go. For example, the mobile phone can directly share the network with the notebook, and the cellular network can be conveniently used without tedious operations. The notebook remains connected to the network.

Through the transfer station function, you can quickly solve the need to transfer data files (such as documents, pictures) multiple times. When you need to extract multiple paragraphs and different chapters, and share different applications, just transfer the content you want. Drag it into the "transit station", you can directly edit and use it again, which is very convenient. When using data, you can avoid switching back and forth between applications, and simply drag the content into the transfer station located at the top of the screen, which is simple and fast. The transfer station function can also realize cross-device calls after the future OTA upgrade, further improving the cross-device office capability.

Of course, Huawei MateBook E Go also supports traditional old arts such as multi-screen collaboration. Mobile phones and notebooks can share the screen. For example, you can answer or make calls on the notebook. In this way, you don’t have to worry about missing connections when you focus on work on the notebook. Important phone calls and other information; PC keyboards, mice, microphones and even screens can also be used as peripherals of mobile phones, realizing seamless collaboration between PC and mobile phones.

The hyperterminal function accurately grasps the trend of users owning multiple devices. The new Huawei MateBook E Go and Huawei mobile phones and headphones can form a hyperterminal, and multiple smart devices can be seamlessly connected and interactively controlled. For example, when Huawei MateBook E Go is connected to Huawei's wireless Bluetooth headset and mobile phone, the headset can act as an external audio device for Huawei MateBook E Go or as an external audio device for mobile phone.

Huawei MateBook E Go can also enhance the smart office experience of the product through accessories. Huawei MateBook E Go can be paired with the new HUAWEI M-Pencil (second generation) Snow White and Huawei Smart Magnetic Keyboard, providing a good writing experience and a smooth and efficient productivity method that matches various scenarios.

The new HUAWEI M-Pencil (second generation) Snow White is not only good-looking, but also has a silicone polymer resin coating on the pen body, which is refreshing and skin-friendly, with a delicate hand feel, and it is not sticky to hold for a long time. It also has a 4096-level active type. Pressure sensitivity, ultra-low latency of up to 2ms, can achieve very accurate writing with changes in the stroke of the pen, and can also achieve where the pen tip draws, where the lines go, very sensitive, take notes in online classes or creative painting When this function is very useful.

The new HUAWEI M-Pencil White also supports Bluetooth automatic pairing connection and magnetic charging. It can be used for about 10 hours when fully charged. When not in use, just stick it on the Huawei MateBook. E Go can be charged on the long frame, and it also plays the role of storage. This design is very user-friendly.

The Huawei Smart Magnetic Keyboard has a complete keyboard shape, using a full-size keycap, a 1.3mm long keystroke design, and a 56mm*113.mm touchpad, which allows us to operate the keyboard like a traditional PC. Experience, and the built-in NFC sensing area can cover 100% of the touchpad area, making the multi-screen collaborative sensing connection between the mobile phone and the PC more convenient.

Huawei's smart magnetic keyboard adopts a detachable design and is made of ultra-light plain leather material. The weight is as light as 450g. It is easy to carry and supports angle adjustment between 120°-160°, which better meets different uses. According to the needs of the scene, with the main body of the Huawei MateBook E Go, 4 different forms of use (notebook form, split form, stand form and tablet form) can be realized. In the notebook form, we put the Huawei MateBook E Go on the lap for office work, and there is no shaking, and it is very stable.

If the space is relatively small, you can also remove the keyboard part, and the host bracket can also realize the support function, and the keyboard can still be used normally through Bluetooth, which is very practical for scenarios such as high-speed rail cars.

This smart magnetic keyboard is equipped with a smart voice key. Click the smart voice key of the keyboard to invoke the two functions of "voice input" and "AI subtitles". Voice input can help us improve the speed of text input, and usually record meetings. It is much simpler, AI subtitles can facilitate us to watch videos or materials in other languages, and realize the translation function.

For the characteristics of mobile office, Huawei MateBook E Go also focuses on upgrading the network and battery life experience. Huawei MateBook E Go adopts MCU BT high isolation antenna technology and magnetoelectric coupling resonant structure antenna technology, which ensures stable Bluetooth transmission and improves antenna reception efficiency. The full-time mobile network connection capability enables you to enjoy a stable network speed experience even in a complex outdoor network environment. If it is used indoors, the Huawei MateBook E Go Performance Edition supports up to 160MHz bandwidth and 2.4Gbps physical peak rate, allowing you to enjoy high-speed Wi-Fi performance.

In terms of charging and battery life, Huawei MateBook E Go has a built-in 45.8Wh battery. The power consumption of playing video for one hour is about 7%, and the power consumption of simulating daily office use for 1 hour is about 15%. This kind of battery life is completely affordable. A day's mobile office needs. At the same time, Huawei MateBook E Go supports 65W fast charging technology. In actual tests, about 50% of the battery can be charged in 30 minutes, and users’ battery life anxiety can be solved in just a cup of coffee.

As a notebook, Huawei MateBook E Go is also equipped with the new Windows 11 operating system, but Huawei has made targeted optimizations so that Huawei MateBook E Go can automatically adapt to usage scenarios and improve productivity and operational efficiency. Huawei MateBook E Go is also pre-installed with genuine office software, which can be easily used whether it is writing documents, forms or PPT.

This time, Windows 11 has also upgraded the touch experience, and supports multi-finger touch gesture design directly on the touch screen. In the tablet form, users can directly drag the window with their fingers to the border or corner of the screen to achieve The layout is close to the layout, and the layout can follow the horizontal and vertical conversion of the screen and rotate adaptively, which improves the operating experience of the two-in-one product in the tablet mode, easily handles the convenient switching of parallel multitasking, and solves the problem of the previous two-in-one notebook computer. The problem of difficult interaction in general mode.

Huawei MateBook E Go has a variety of professional Windows application ecosystems, and it is better to use it with the new HUAWEI M-Pencil (second generation) Snow White. For example, using OneNote, you can extract/globally annotate content with one click Quickly insert into OneNote records to make records easier and more efficient.

Conclusion

In general, as a 2-in-1 notebook, Huawei MateBook E Go has the natural advantages of being light, thin and easy to carry, the screen quality is also very powerful, and the configuration of charging and battery life is also sufficient. More importantly, Huawei MateBook E Go can rely on HarmonyOS to innovate ecologically, improve the interactive experience of 2-in-1 notebooks, solve the ecological problem of previous 2-in-1 notebooks, and truly release productivity. The revolutionary in-depth promotion has really changed the development of the PC industry. In particular, Huawei MateBook E Go has a relatively reasonable price, which has brought the price of 2-in-1 notebooks to the mainstream price range of 4,000-6,000 yuan. than outstanding. For mobile office, Huawei MateBook E Go may also be the best price for mobile productivity.