Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design was launched in China on Monday alongside the Huawei Nova 14 series of smartphones. The foldable laptop comes with a flexible OLED screen with up to an 18-inch 4:3 real estatae. It uses LTPO technology, which is claimed to be a first in a laptop. Huawei states that the new display can improve energy efficiency by 30 percent. The MateBook Fold Ultimate Design has a basalt water drop hinge, which is claimed to offer a seamless appearance. It supports a virtual as well as a physical, portable keyboard.
Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design Price
Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design price in China starts at CNY 23,999 for the 32GB + 1TB option, while the 32GB + 2TB variant costs CNY 26,999. The laptop is currently available for pre-order in the country via the Huawei China e-store. It will go on sale starting June 6 and is offered inCloud Water Blue,Forging Shadow Black,and Skyline White (translated from Chinese) colour options.
Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design Specifications, Features
TheHuawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design sports an 18-inch 3K (3,296×2,472 pixels) double-layer flexible LTPO OLED display with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and up to 1,600 nits peak brightness level. The panel also supports HDR10+, has a TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort 3.0 certification, and a 1,440Hz PWM dimming rate. When folded, you get a 13-inch screen with a 2,472×1,648 pixels resolution and a 3:2 aspect ratio.
Huawei has not yet revealed the chipset details of the MateBook Fold Ultimate Design. The laptop runs on HarmonyOS 5 out-of-the-box and supports 32GB of RAM alongside up to 2TB of SSD storage.The laptop carries an 8-megapixel front camera.
TheHuawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design packs a74.69Wh battery with 140W wired fast charging via a USB Type-C port. Connectivity options includeWi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. The laptop has a six-speaker system and a quad-mic setup. It comes with an integrated stand and supports a virtual as well as a 5mm thin aluminium alloy portable keyboard.
Huawei claims that the laptop is equipped with an “ultra-thin high-performance folding architecture” and a basalt water drop hinge with diamond aluminium double fan. When unfolded, theMateBook Fold Ultimate Design measures382.5×288.5×7.6 mm in size, while the right edge has a7.3mm profile. The foldable laptop weighs 1.16kg.
