HP OmniBook 5 Flip 14" vs Dell XPS 13 (2026)

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Evaluation of HP OmniBook 5 Flip 14" and Dell XPS 13 (2026) important characteristics
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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58.1
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Value Index
121.1
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP OmniBook 5 Flip 14"
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 68 against 52 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 13-17% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 (2026)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 620 grams less (around 1.37 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 39% sharper screen – 225 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (92.4 vs 106.6 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.62 kg (3.57 lbs) 1 kg (2.21 lbs)
Dimensions 313 x 219.9 x 18.4 mm
12.32 x 8.66 x 0.72 inches
296.9 x 200.66 x 12.7 mm
11.69 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
Area 688 cm2 (106.7 inches2) 596 cm2 (92.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.6% ~87.4%
Side bezels 5.8 mm 4.1 mm
Colors Silver, Pink Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) - 40.7 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 13.4 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 162 ppi 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Screen space comparison
OmniBook 5 Flip 14"
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 (2026)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 1600:1
sRGB color space 62.5% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 87.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 98.2%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
Full charging time 1:35 hr 1:35 hr
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, Right
Charge power 45 / 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 300 grams 166 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 12 6
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Fabrication process 10 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 15 W 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 2500 MHz
FLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 8
GPU performance 1.6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - CirrusLogic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power - 2x2W, 2x3W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~85.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes No
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 0.8 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.8 x 6.8 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on OmniBook 5 Flip 14":
    - Supports Wake-on-Touch, allowing the laptop to wake with a screen tap.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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