HP OmniBook 3 16” (2026) vs Dell 16S

51 out of 100
HP OmniBook 3 16” (2026)
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51 out of 100
Dell 16S
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Review

Evaluation of HP OmniBook 3 16” (2026) and Dell 16S important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
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Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
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Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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47.2
(Average)
Value Index
35.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP OmniBook 3 16” (2026)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Dell 16S
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
Dimensions 358.6 x 251.8 x 14.7 mm
14.12 x 9.91 x 0.58 inches
356.8 x 251.4 x 11.37-15.4 mm
14.05 x 9.9 x 0.45-0.61 inches
Area 903 cm2 (139.9 inches2) 897 cm2 (139.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.2% ~82.8%
Side bezels 7 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Silver Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (48-60 Hz)
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 1000:1
sRGB color space 62.5% -
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
Dell 16S +33%
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 165 grams 325 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 6 6
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2300 MHz 2300 MHz
FLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 8
GPU performance 1.2 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 32 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Cirrus Logic SmartAmps
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Touchpad
Size - 13.0 x 9.0 cm
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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