HP ENVY x360 13 (2021) vs Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
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Review
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 ENVY x360 13 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 23% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Provides 233% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 300 nits
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX435
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 63 against 51 watt-hours
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 306.5 x 194.5 x 16.5 mm 12.07 x 7.66 x 0.65 inches |
319 x 199 x 16.9 mm 12.56 x 7.83 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 596 cm2 (92.5 inches2) | 635 cm2 (98.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.8% | ~85.1% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 4.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold | White, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 41.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 166 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZenBook 14 UX435
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
ENVY x360 13 (2021)
13.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 75.6 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 897:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 33 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.6 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 215 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2-2.8 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 12 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~58 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.35 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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