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The End of the MateBook? Huawei postpones planned laptop launch amid US trade war
Key Factor:
– Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, says that’s a result of being on the U.S. Entity List, which restricts American firms selling products to the Chinese company.
– Huawei’s flagship Matebook X relies on Intel chips and Microsoft software.
It’s the first product launch the company has cancelled as a result of being put on a blacklist restricting its access to U.S. technology.
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer division, told that the firm had formally planned to launch a new product in its Matebook series without giving a date, but it had been indefinitely put on hold.
He said that being on the U.S. Entity List, which restricts American companies from selling products to Huawei, had caused the cancellation, which was first reported by digital news outlet The Information.
“We cannot supply the PC,” Yu said, adding that the situation is “unfortunate.”
When asked if the laptop could be launched at a later date, Yu said it “depends on how long the Entity List will be there.” He acknowledged that, if Huawei is on the blacklist for a long time, the laptop will not be able to be launched.
Huawei relies on U.S. technology for significant parts of its consumer products. Its top-of-the-range Matebook X Pro runs Microsoft’s Windows operating system and uses chips by Intel.
The telecommunications behemoth has been putting measures in place to try to mitigate the effects of the blacklisting, including reportedly stockpiling key components. It has also been working on its own operating system, which could launch as early as this year in China. Huawei does design the core processors for its smartphones, but it still relies on American technologies for other parts of the devices.
Huawei’s biggest business traditionally was in selling networking equipment. But, in 2018, the consumer business, which includes smartphones, laptops and wearables, was the largest division by revenues.
Huawei officially started the sale of its new Smart Screen S5 Pro. The latest smart screen comes with three sizes of 65/75/85 inches and supports Huawei Lingxi pointing remote control, 4K super projection and other functions.
Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro sale price
- 65 inches 6499 yuan
- 75 inches 8499 yuan
- 86 inches 11999 yuan
The entire Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro series supports Lingxi pointing remote control , which can realize operations such as sliding, tapping, dragging, circling and jumping; the smart screen supports the super desktop function, which can realize large-screen operation of mobile phone apps.
Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro is equipped with a 4K flagship main core + AI vision chip, which can realize functions such as smooth portrait tracking, AI fitness, children’s sitting posture and distance reminders, AI somatosensory games, ambient light perception, etc.; it has 3 pre-installed HDMI2.1 interfaces, standard 4GB+128GB storage combination, and supports dual-band Wi-Fi 6.
The Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro series is equipped with a four-unit audio system as standard, which supports surround stereo effects. Users can cast 4K video content from apps such as Huawei Video, Bilibili, Mango TV, Tencent Video, Youku Video, and iQiyi to the smart screen , with a frame rate of 60FPS and a delay of about 80 milliseconds.
Huawei is expected to release a new MateBook GT 14 laptop. The device appeared on the Huawei Smart Life App in May this year. The 3C certification information shows that the computer model is ENZH, produced by Wuxi Dengyuan Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., and is equipped with the same 140W power adapter as the MateBook X Pro 2024.
As per the Geekbench benchmark database, the ENZH laptops have three processor versions: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H / Ultra 7 155H / Ultra 9 185H .
In addition, the launch of Hongmeng Smart S9 and Huawei’s all-scenario new products has been officially announced to be held on August 6, which will bring a variety of products such as headphones, mobile phones, smart screens, etc.
Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro is all set to go on sale tomorrow. It has now appeared in the Huawei Smart Life App and has three size versions to choose from.
Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro has three sizes, all equipped with 4 speakers as standard , and no ads when turned on by default. Huawei Smart Screen S5 Pro series sizes are 65 inches, 75 inches and 86 inches.
The screen material is LCD, supports 120Hz/240Hz refresh rate, and the entire series is standard with 4 speakers and 4GB+128GB memory combination, and supports dual-band WiFi 6 and HDMI 2.1.
