HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen) vs ENVY 16 (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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 460 grams less (around 1.01 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Display has support for touch input
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (126.8 vs 139.5 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ENVY 16 (2022)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 117-159% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 95% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~63%) battery – 83 against 51 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 33% sharper screen – 188 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.32 kg (5.12 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.9 x 228 x 18.2 mm 14.13 x 8.98 x 0.72 inches |
357.37 x 251.7 x 19.8 mm 14.07 x 9.91 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 818 cm2 (126.9 inches2) | 900 cm2 (139.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~83.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36 dB | 51.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16.1 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 188 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Contrast | 1405:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.6% | 1000% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 70% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 150 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 277 grams | 663 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 10-45 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1600 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.108 TFLOPS | 3.46 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 7 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 74.7 dB | 84.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| 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 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | - | 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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