HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen) vs ENVY 16 (2023)
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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 ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 480 grams less (around 1.06 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (126.8 vs 139.8 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ENVY 16 (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 117-159% higher FPS
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~63%) battery – 83 against 51 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 33% sharper screen – 188 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.9 x 228 x 18.2 mm 14.13 x 8.98 x 0.72 inches |
357.4 x 252.4 x 19.9 mm 14.07 x 9.94 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 818 cm2 (126.9 inches2) | 902 cm2 (139.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~83.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36 dB | 55 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 |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ENVY 16 (2023)
16.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 116.5 in2
ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~12% more screen space
| Contrast | 1405:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.6% | 100% |
| 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-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 200 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 277 grams | 600 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4.7 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 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 10-45 W | 95 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 | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 5200 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 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~74.7 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | - | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x 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 |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | - | 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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