HP Elite Dragonfly G4 vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022)
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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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Elite Dragonfly G4
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 410 grams less (around 0.9 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 68 against 58.2 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022)
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- 33% sharper screen – 227 versus 171 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 297.4 x 220.4 x 16.4 mm 11.71 x 8.68 x 0.65 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 655 cm2 (101.6 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.6% | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 3.3 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 49 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.5 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 171 ppi | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | - | 1658:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 87.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.8% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 67 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 310 grams | 274 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1456 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | - |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | 81.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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