Huawei Mate View, a cluster of successes that improve your productivity [Analysis]

Huawei continues to expand its range of consumer products with various alternatives, recently we have told you how you can significantly improve the performance of your home WiFi network with your routers, and you are well aware of their latest launches in terms of smart watches. Today we focus on what until now seemed like uncharted terrain for the Asian company.

We analyze in depth the Huawei MateView, a monitor that due to its format, design and characteristics allows you to improve your productivity in the most "premium" way. Discover with us all the features of the Huawei MateView and why it has become one of the most disruptive monitors on the market.

Materials and design: Huawei's path is the right one

The monitor says a lot about "setup", that Huawei knows and has wanted to focus all eyes on it. This monitor has a minimalist design and "premium" materials to rise to the occasion. To be honest, you will spend most of your day looking at this device, why not design one that is really pretty? I would shamelessly say that we are facing an industrial design that look face-to-face at Apple's iMac, something few brands can put on their resumes. No products found.

  • Size: 28,2 inches
  • Base: Height adjustment of 110 millimeters and inclination between -5º and + 18º
  • Color: Brushed aluminum

It has a well-built arm attached to the monitor by means of a spherical support that is rotatable and mobile in height, always in a vertical direction, yes. In this column you will find a stereo sound system that we will talk about later, as well as the connection and charging ports, a true ode to minimalism, integration and elegance. We have not been able to access information regarding the weight of the product, but in our tests we found that as a good device that uses "premium" materials, it weighs a lot. Screen utilization is 94%, which attests to the work done in this regard.

Panel technical characteristics

We are before a panel LCD - IPS with an aspect ratio of 3: 2, as with some of Huawei's computers and tablets. This aspect ratio has been reviled over time to give rise to widescreen displays, but it makes a lot of sense again at the productivity level, we will focus on it later.

We have 28,2 inches at 4K + resolution (3.840 x 2.560) that integrates technology HDR400 for this he uses a 500 tips brightness, above the market standard for this type of panel. We have a refresh rate of "only" 60 Hz which reminds us that we are facing a monitor focused on productivity, and a ratio of 1.200: 1 contrast.

We have 98% DCI-P3 of the color gamut and 100% of the sRGB, ideal for photo and video editing, offering around 1.070 billion colors with a fairly high precision of? E <2. This panel has demonstrated splendid viewing angles in our test along with a brightness that quickly reminds us that this is an above-average product, delighting with the VESA certified HDR400, which is nevertheless a notch below. of HDR10 standards.

Connectivity and productivity went hand in hand

On the right side we will find a small main «HUB» that will offer us two USB-A ports state-of-the-art, a port DisplayPort USB-C compatible with charging up to 65W or with a hybrid audio jack (allowing input and output) of 3,5mm. However, not everything is left here, the back is for the USB-C power port that provides power to the device with up to 135W, accompanied by the classic Mini DisplayPort and an HDMI 2.0 port.

  • Two built-in microphones pick up stereo audio up to 4 meters away, useful for interacting with virtual assistants, video editing, and conference calls.
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In this way we can take advantage of to use a single USB-C port as an extension of our computer, at the same time that it charges it and interfaces it with its side HUB. Not everything is left here, since Huawei wants to close the experience of its MateView by making it compatible with its many technologies implemented in devices of the brand:

  • Wireless Playback and Projection
  • Wireless connection and desktop extension by bringing your phone closer to the base

For that, the version with wireless connection uses a WiFi network card and Bluetooth 5.1, however, projection via USB-C cable is active in all versions.

Use experience to match in many circumstances

We start with the "multimedia", although it will be something rare these days to display content on a screen with an aspect, it is solved with its black bands at the top and bottom. For its part, having HDR400 and a typical brightness of 500 nits invites us to watch series, YouTube, Twitch or our favorite provider. To round out the experience Huawei has mounted on the base of the MateView two 5W speakers that offer stereo sound that have a bass-boosting cavity and independent DSP calibration, the result: One of the best experiences we have had at the sound level in a monitor of these characteristics.

To interact with the monitor and its intuitive user interface we have a touch bar at the bottom of the bezel that Huawei has dubbed the SmartBar, This one has an interesting learning curve, but once you get used to it, it is a favorable detail on the device:

  • One tap> Confirm
  • Two taps> Back
  • Control volume> Swipe one finger
  • Change input> Swipe with two fingers

Otherwise, I found the color calibration spectacular, allows you to edit video and photos with good results, in addition, Its 3: 2 distribution improves productivity due to the design of the windows and the information offered in them. To work on a single monitor, a panoramic panel (unless it is UltraWide) compromises the design of the windows and is not exactly the best option when working. The return of the 3: 2 aspect has brought a smile to those of us who use these monitors to work continuously.

Editor's opinion

This Huawei monitor combines design, quality and differential connectivity elements that have added value when you spend long hours at your desk. The audacity of bringing the 3: 2 without blushing and betting on the minimalist design make this monitor one of the first options in the mid / high range of the market. Obviously, it is moving directly away from the "gaimng" sector where Huawei already offers its own alternative with the MateView GT, and despite this, it has an outstanding performance in the consumption of audiovisual content. Its price ranges between € 599 for the standard version and € 649 for the version with wireless projection, getting used to other monitors that look alike on paper, but don't seem in the same league when you see them on the desktop.

MateView
  • Editor's rating
  • 4.5 star rating
599 a 649
  • 80%

  • MateView
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  • Integrated
    Publisher: 95%
  • Screen
    Publisher: 90%
  • Connectivity
    Publisher: 90%
  • Multimedia
    Publisher: 90%
  • Portability (size / weight)
    Publisher: 95%
  • Price quality
    Publisher: 90%

Pros and cons

Pros

  • High-end design and materials
  • Well-fitting panel, with optimal appearance for productivity
  • Very good multimedia experience
  • High connectivity and integration

Cons

  • Information about weight and dimensions is missing
  • The SmartBar requires learning


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