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Huawei Debuts HarmonyOS Laptops with Foldable Display and Premium Features

The MateBook Fold Ultimate Design and MateBook Pro mark Huawei's first laptops running HarmonyOS, signaling a push for self-reliance and innovation under U.S. sanctions.

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Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei Consumer Business Group, presents the new "MateBook X Pro" laptop before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
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Overview

  • Huawei has launched the MateBook Fold Ultimate Design, an 18-inch foldable laptop priced at 23,999 yuan (US$3,328), and the MateBook Pro, a traditional 14.2-inch laptop starting at 7,999 yuan.
  • Both laptops run HarmonyOS 5, Huawei's in-house operating system, developed as an alternative to Windows following U.S. sanctions imposed in 2019.
  • The MateBook Fold features an ultra-thin design, a 3.3K flexible OLED display, and a basalt water-drop hinge, making it one of the thinnest foldable laptops on the market.
  • Preorders for the laptops are now open in China, with shipments set to begin on June 6, although Huawei has not disclosed the chipset powering the devices.
  • HarmonyOS has grown significantly, with over a billion installations and 7.2 million developers by the end of 2024, as Huawei continues to build an integrated ecosystem across devices.