Gong Zhe is a senior sci-tech editor at CGTN Digital.
This article reflects his views and not necessarily those of CGTN.The PC version of Huaweis self-developed HarmonyOS offers a brand-new choice for users who decline to depend on U.S.
tech.
However, the relatively lame chip efficiency might restrict users experience with the brand-new MateBook Pro.Huaweis plan for a self-made operating system (OS) has been going on for some years, especially after the U.S.
unfairly obstructed the company from accessing sophisticated tech.
From Internet of Things (IoT) gadgets to mobile phones and now personal computers (PCs), the Shenzhen-based tech giant is gradually broadening the OSs coverage.On Monday, the company announced a new version of MateBook Pro, featuring HarmonyOS for PC.
We at CGTN Digital went to a Huawei shop to get direct experience with the machine.The brand-new laptop looks incredible, as its form aspect is nearly identical to Huaweis flagship MateBook X Pro, retaining the less-than-a-kilogram metal body, the attractive OLED screen and the huge touchpad.
With a base cost of 7,999 yuan ($1,100), the devices appearance might quickly beat numerous rivals.Booting the maker, the welcome message of HarmonyOS might suggest a lot to Huawei fans.
The device was set to store mode, and the developer alternatives were handicapped so we could not see the backend information of the system.The user part of the device looks fast and responsive.
With more than 10 plugins installed onto an internet browser, the device can quickly open over 20 complicated web apps without any obvious lag.With that said, extreme situations like playing a Bilibili.com video covered with numerous danmakus (remarks that are shown straight onto the video) are so laggy that the machine no longer reacted to clicks for a couple of seconds.Fortunately, the official Bilibili app for HarmonyOS can play that with complete confidence, indicating the importance of platform-specific optimizations.We also ran Speedometer 3.1 in the consisted of web browser, and the score was only 7.87.
For contrast, a flagship smartphone from 2023 can get 8.34, a flagship desktop CPU can overcome 35, and Apples M3 Pro can quickly get as high as 42.
At least when running web apps, Huaweis brand-new HarmonyOS device is not a performer.
However ball game is still enough for a typical user to search the web, process some documents and see 4K videos.Stay tuned as we deal with a more in-depth test with developer alternatives enabled.