On paper, Honor's MagicBook Art 14 was amazing when it was first announced in July for the Chinese market.

With a very practical 3:2 aspect ratio, its nearly 15-inch (14.6-inch) screen features an OLED panel with a 120 Hz touchscreen. The laptop has an Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H processor with up to 32 GB of RAM, a complete complement of connectors, a 60Wh battery, and up to 1 TB of storage.

That's all fit into a 1.03kg package—yes, a feather weighing more than one kilogram. In comparison, the 15.3-inch MacBook Air weighs 46% more (1.51kg vs. 1.03kg) despite having only about 7% greater display surface (677cm2 vs. 634cm2). For an ultraportable laptop, half a kilogram is a significant difference.


The 65W converter and detachable USB-C cable are shipped separately by Honor and are nestled into a plainer, larger cardboard box, while the MagicBook Art 14 itself is shipped in a tiny package.

Design and build quality:

The camera positioning on the Honor MagicBook Art 14 has been solved in a novel way. It made the camera a magnetic component that connects to the top of the display while in use and tucks into the laptop's body the rest of the time, rather than enlarging the laptop's top bezel to accommodate the camera, creating an ugly notch, or settling for an up-your-nose approach.

As a result, the computer has a sleek appearance with screen bezels of just 2.2 mm on the top and sides. Additionally, it allays any privacy worries you might have because the camera is completely disconnected when not in use, in addition to not staring at you.

The amazing 1.03kg weight is made feasible by light material choices and a sophisticated internal design. Thanks to its titanium keyboard, the laptop weighs 16% less than its predecessors.


Because the body is composed of a magnesium alloy, the case weighs 30% less than earlier iterations. The finish, known as Satin Emanel Spraying Technology, is skin-friendly and, according to the manufacturer, incredibly durable. Sunrise White, which has undertones of pink and purple, or Emerald Green, which isn't as olive green as press materials suggest and leans blue in some lighting, are the two colors that the laptop ships in.

Honor's battery is internally engineered to maximize space utilization by 28%.


The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024, which we tested back in July, and the Honor MagicBook Art 14 have a very similar feel.

Both devices have a textured feel, but the MateBook X Pro 2024 has a 14.2-inch display that is noticeably smaller than the other, although weighing only 980g.


Without a doubt, the Tuckaway camera module is novel. It can be popped in or out of the laptop with a finger press and sits flush inside the left corner. The module may be tucked in any direction you like, even with the pins facing outward (though you shouldn't do that). It sits extremely securely in the laptop body.

Although it's a creative solution for handling a laptop's camera, it does move the two ports on the left side of the MagicBook Art 14 a little bit lower. It's an uneven appearance that could irritate some folks.


The laptop's camera module is attached to the top and is mainly hidden from view. It snaps with a firm magnetic feel and, should you desire it for whatever reason, can be utilized with the laptop's back facing up.

Display, keyboard, speakers, camera:

A masterwork is the Honor MagicBook Art 14 presentation. Although it's not the only laptop that comes with an OLED screen, it's easily one of the greatest.

This 14.6-inch FullView 10-bit display has a 3:2 aspect ratio, a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, 10-point touch control, and a squarer-than-average aspect ratio. The panel has a DeltaE (ΔE) value of less than 0.5 and 100% DCI-P3 coverage. The panel has achieved TUV Rheinland certification for minimal blue light emissions and performs flicker-free dimming at 4320Mh PWM.


The panel's brightness rating in HDR mode is up to 700 nits, whereas in SDR mode, we consistently measured 500 nits. Even though the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024 measured marginally higher—950 nits in HDR, in particular—the MagicBook Art 14 is still remarkably bright.


Huawei and Honor have consistently received praise from us for launching their devices with proprietary display color support, and the MagicBook Art 14 is no exception. To select the laptop's color spectrum (sRGB, P3, or native), right-click on the desktop and select Display Manager. Most other PCs don't have this fantastic function, which is very helpful for multimedia creators.

It's also from this that you may fine-tune the color and switch the screen to eBook mode.


Although Huawei and Honor keyboards have always been great for typing, the MagicBook Art 14 is even better. The titanium design isn't exactly something we can notice, although the keys seem a little softer and more cushioned than they did on the MateBook X Pro 2024.

The keys are quite well-spaced and feature the typical 1.5mm key travel. The smaller Up and Down arrow keys will irritate diehard gamers, but that's the only drawback we could find.


The Honor MagicBook Art 14 has a huge, excellent trackpad. Being a solid-state device, the glass's smooth surface makes it easy to glide your fingers over, and you may click anywhere you choose with the same feel. Both the tracking sensitivity and the vibration intensity are customizable to your preferences.

The Honor MagicBook Art 14 has a huge, excellent trackpad. Being a solid-state device, the glass's smooth surface makes it easy to glide your fingers over, and you may click anywhere you choose with the same feel. Both the tracking sensitivity and the vibration intensity are customizable to your preferences.


This laptop has three microphones and six speakers, all of which are performing a fantastic job. The sound is rich and full-bodied, with enough volume to cover a room and subtle bass undertones.


Within the power button is a fingerprint scanner that supports Windows Hello and functions flawlessly. Because it supports fingerprint caching, all you have to do is push the power button to turn on the computer and have Windows log you in automatically when it reaches the login screen.


There are no infrared sensors on the magnetic 1080p camera for Windows Hello. It's a passable webcam in terms of quality, nothing exceptional. For example, there is no HDR, yet the image quality is still passable.


The webcam has an extremely broad field of vision, and you can program it to follow your face around the picture. Additionally, you can experiment with virtual backdrops.

Using the MagicBook Art 14 to make calls is an excellent experience. Through the three microphones on the laptop, callers said they could hear us clearly and that they liked the active noise reduction.


Port-wise, the MagicBook Art 14 doesn't let you down. On the left side, there are two USB-C ports: a Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) and a USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). One USB-A (5Gbps), one HDMI 2.1 (4k@60Hz), and one 3.5mm audio port are located on the right.

For the fastest charging speed, utilize the Thunderbolt-enabled USB-C on the right (it has a lightning bolt on it) when charging.

Performance, Copilot smarts, battery life:

The Honor MagicBook Art 14 is available with two different CPU specifications: the more powerful Core Ultra 7 155H (16 total cores, 6 performance, 8 efficiency, 2 low-power efficiency) with Arc graphics, which we have here, or the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (14 total cores, 4 performance, 8 efficiency, 2 low-power efficiency).

One can select between a 1 TB NVME SSD and 16 or 32 GB of LPDDR5x RAM.


This is Honor's first laptop with Copilot incorporated, which replaces the right Windows key with a special Copilot key. Microsoft products like Outlook and Microsoft 365 are extensively connected with Copilot, which provides personalized responses on-device.

It can produce calculations, make graphs and charts, condense communications into a concise summary, and record meetings in real-time. If you use Microsoft's suite of programs for your work, this is a huge speed improvement.


At this time, Intel's Meteor Lake has been thoroughly examined, so we'll concentrate on how well it works with this particular device. With the same amount of physical cores, it closely resembles the Core 9 Ultra 185H that we evaluated in the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024.

It achieved a comparable single-core score on Geekbench 6, although it lags by about 15% in the multi-core category. SSD speeds are decent, but they are more in line with PCIe Gen 3 than Gen 4.

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