Here is another laptop with an OLED display at an accessible price. Xiaomi has just revealed two 2022 Book Pro models with 14-inch and 16-inch screens. The slim, lightweight design changes little from the 2021 Book Pro, and it still echoes the design language of the 13-inch MacBook Pro and Air from Apple.
First up is the 14-inch Xiaomi Book Pro. It offers a choice of two 12th-gen Intel CPUs, the Core i5-1240P or the Core i7-1260P, and both configurations come with 16GB of DDR5-5200 memory and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD. For graphics, the Book Pro 14 is equipped with either an Nvidia Geforce MX550 with 2GB or an RTX 2050 with 4GB of VRAM.
Back to the OLED display. The 2022 Book Pro 14 uses an E4 OLED panel with a 2880x1800 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio, a pixel density of 242 PPI, a 90Hz refresh rate, and peak brightness of 600 nits. It meets the VESA Display HDR 500 standard and covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. Xiaomi advertises a screen-to-body ratio of 89.54%, with bezels 3.6mm thick.
The 1.5 kg laptop has a 56 Wh battery and supports 100W charging. The body includes two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports that support video output to an external display over DisplayPort Alt mode. On the left edge are a Thunderbolt 4 port and a 3.5mm audio jack. The laptop also has two 2W speakers and a fingerprint sensor.
Xiaomi has announced pricing for the Xiaomi Book Pro 14 in the Chinese market:
- Intel Core i5-1240P, integrated graphics: 1.016 USD
- Intel Core i5-1240P, Nvidia Geforce MX550 GPU: 1.106 USD
- Intel Core i7-1260P, Nvidia Geforce RTX 2050 GPU: 1.300 USD
Meanwhile, the biggest difference in the 16-inch Xiaomi Book Pro is the display resolution: 4K 16:10 (3840x2400, 60Hz) instead of 2.8K at 90Hz. The second difference is that the 16-inch model's battery is bumped up to 70Wh for longer runtime. All other hardware and design details, including the 14.9mm thickness, are identical to the Book Pro 14. The internal components stay the same too, from the two Alder Lake chip options (i5 and i7) to the 16GB of DDR5-5200 RAM and the PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Pricing for the Xiaomi Book Pro 16 in the Chinese market:
- Intel Core i5-1240P, integrated graphics: 1.104 USD
- Intel Core i7-1260P, Nvidia Geforce RTX 2050 GPU: 1.403 USD
Neither laptop has any announced plans for sale in overseas markets.
Source: NotebookCheck
