HP OmniBook 7 14" vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
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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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP OmniBook 7 14"
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~26%) battery – 68 against 53.8 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- MacBook with the Apple M4 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Around 85% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% 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)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (101.4 vs 110 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314 x 226 x 14.9 mm 12.36 x 8.9 x 0.59 inches |
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 710 cm2 (110 inches2) | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
OmniBook 7 14"
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1494:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 93.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.4% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 70 W |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 30 / 35 / 70 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 169 grams | 170 / 183 / 207 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | - |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 14 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 14 W | 18 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2000 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 972 |
| Solar Bay | - | 14646 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~77 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 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 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on OmniBook 7 14":
- Models with Ultra 7 225H and 255H come with a 100W charger, while others include a 65W one (faster charge: 50% in 30 min vs 45 min).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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