Home > Laptop comparison > 15 (2021) or 14 (2021) – what's better?

HP 15 (2021) vs 14 (2021)

35 out of 100
HP 15 (2021)
VS
37 out of 100
HP 14 (2021)
HP 15 (2021)
HP 14 (2021)
Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
Display
CPU
GPU
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP 15 (2021) and 14 (2021) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
NanoReview Score
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Please input up-to-date prices for the selected laptop configurations to get an accurate value-for-money index.
Currency
VS
30.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
42.9
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP 15 (2021)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the HP 14 (2021)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 290 grams less (around 0.64 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (113 vs 134.5 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
15 (2021)
vs
14 (2021)

Case

Weight 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs)
Dimensions 358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm
14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches		 324 x 225 x 17.9 mm
12.76 x 8.86 x 0.7 inches
Area 868 cm2 (134.5 inches2) 729 cm2 (113.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.4% ~74.1%
Side bezels 6.6 mm 7.1 mm
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Gray Black, Silver
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 15.6 inches 14 inches
Type TN LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 100 ppi 112 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte -
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
15 (2021)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
14 (2021)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Max. brightness
15 (2021)
250 nits
14 (2021)
n/a

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No No
Charging port position Right Right
Charge power 45 W 45 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 168 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7-3.0 GHz 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.1 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
15 (2021) +5%
1854
14 (2021)
1772
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15 (2021) +3%
3419
14 (2021)
3312
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
15 (2021) +5%
80
14 (2021)
76
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
15 (2021) +5%
174
14 (2021)
165
Submit your benchmark results

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 15 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 14 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock - 400 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~7 Gbps 2.67 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 12
GPU performance 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 70 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
Add your GPU benchmark result

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 2666 MHz 2666 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes -
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5 v5
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Optional Optional
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
22 (34.4%)
42 (65.6%)
Total votes: 64

Related Comparisons

1. HP 14 (2021) vs Huawei MateBook 14s
2. HP 14 (2021) vs HP Pavilion 14 (2021)
3. HP 14 (2021) vs Dell XPS 13 9315
4. HP 15 (2021) vs Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58)
5. HP 15 (2021) vs HP 250 G9
6. HP 15 (2021) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (15", AMD)
7. HP 15 (2021) vs Asus VivoBook 15 M513
Compare other laptops (1100+)

Comments

Write your opinion about the comparison of HP 14 (2021) and 15 (2021) or ask any questions
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский