HP Omnibook X 16” (2026) vs Dell XPS 16 (2026)
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Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Omnibook X 16” (2026)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 114-156% higher FPS
- Around 87% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Dell XPS 16 (2026)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (129.7 vs 141.2 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.15 kg (4.74 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.7 x 254.8 x 15 mm 14.08 x 10.03 x 0.59 inches |
352.58 x 237.47 x 14.62 mm 13.88 x 9.35 x 0.58 inches |
| Area | 911 cm2 (141.2 inches2) | 837 cm2 (129.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.4% | ~88.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 48.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 151 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 67.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 66.2% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.49 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 334 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| 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 |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1811 | - |
| Solar Bay | 27286 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 4x4 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 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 | - | ~85.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 0.8 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.0 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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