HP ENVY x360 13 (2022) vs Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
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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 (2022)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~25%) battery – 66 against 52.6 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 32% sharper screen – 225 versus 170 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 | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 298.3 x 214.9 x 16.1 mm 11.74 x 8.46 x 0.63 inches |
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 641 cm2 (99.3 inches2) | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
ENVY x360 13 (2022)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~4% more screen space
| Contrast | 1551:1 | 1384:1 |
| sRGB color space | 98.1% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69.1% | 87.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 67.6% | 98.4% |
| Response time | 46 ms | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 30 / 35 / 67 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 327 grams | 174 / 189 / 250 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 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 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (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 | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 2x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | - |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.9 dB | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.4 cm | - |
| 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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