When I get sent an item for review and I quickly decide I want to buy it for myself, that’s about the best recommendation it can be given.
That was the case with the Huawei MateView, which I tested for a couple of weeks.
I used it every day as my main monitor for both for my daytime job at Reach Ireland and my own hobbies.
The latter involves a lot of photo editing, a bit of video editing, some audio recording and mixing.
The former often revolves around Adobe programs such as InDesign and Photoshop.
In short, Huawei has aimed its MateView pro-grade 4K display at the likes of me, so it’s no real surprise that I fell in love with it.
The sleek unit has top notch colour accuracy, a wide colour gamut, 3840×2560 resolution, an excellent 500 nits of peak brightness, superslim bezels, 94 per cent screen-to-body ratio, 60Hz refresh rate, 1200:1 contrast ratio and HDR 400 certification.
It is an absolute delight to work on.
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Aspect ratio
The super-slim 28.2in monitor has an unusual 3:2 aspect ratio, making it squarer than typical widescreen 16:9 and 16:10 display formats.
This matches the aspect ratio of Huawei's MateBook laptops along with Microsoft Surface laptops, which also employ a 3:2 aspect ratio.
Huawei MateView makes an ideal second screen for the firm's MateBook laptops
That makes the MateView an ideal second screen for those laptops.
The downside of the aspect radio is that almost all widescreen video footage will have black bars top and bottom during full-screen playback. But watching videos is not something I plan to do much of on this work monitor so this is not an issue for me.
Other key features include an ergonomic height adjustment range, two front-firing speakers, HDMI port, Mini DisplayPort for video input, USB-C port for data or video transfer, and up to 65W Power Delivery.
And there are two USB A ports and a 3.5mm audio/microphone jack. The USB-A ports can be used to connect mice and keyboards to the for navigation and inputting across multiple connected devices.
Wireless connectivity
There is a wireless version (model number HSN-CBA) with 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, along with Bluetooth 5.1 to enable wireless projection from your smart device to the monitor.
The only snag is that the wireless phone projection supports only a limited range of Huawei devices. This did not bother me as it wasn’t a feature I would use much, but it is worth mentioning in case that element is key for you.
Wireless PC connectivity is limited to 2K resolution, by the way.
huawei 4k monitorMateView has wireless connectivity
You can of course connect any smartphone, laptop or tablet to MateView using the USB-C port.
I love the touch and swipe-sensitive Smart Bar along the bottom edge of the lower bezel. which enables you to navigate the on-screen menu and select options.
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The monitor comes pre-assembled to the stand which makes life easy when setting it up. The stand allows for some vertical movement and tilting but does not allow for base rotation or pivoting.
Verdict
If you need a stylish-looking, high-performing, high-resolution monitor with top notch colour accuracy, the MateView ticks all your boxes.
Pricing and availability
Huawei MateView (wireless projection model) costs €799 at Harvey Norman. Limited stocks include free €299 FreeBuds Studio over-ear headphones with ANC.