HP Spectre x360 14 vs Pavilion x360 14 (2021)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360 14
- Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~53%) battery – 66 against 43 watt-hours
- Around 39% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- 53% sharper screen – 171 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (101.8 vs 111 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.36 kg (3 lbs) | 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 298 x 220.4 x 16.9 mm 11.73 x 8.68 x 0.67 inches |
324 x 221 x 18.7 mm 12.76 x 8.7 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 657 cm2 (101.8 inches2) | 716 cm2 (111 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.6% | ~75.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.5 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 171 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1280 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 2609:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 98.5% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 65.8% | - |
| Response time | 50 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 290 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | - |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | - |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | - |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.4 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| 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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