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HP Spectre x360 16 vs ENVY 16 (2023)

46 out of 100
HP Spectre x360 16
VS
52 out of 100
HP ENVY 16 (2023)
HP Spectre x360 16
HP ENVY 16 (2023)
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Review

Evaluation of HP Spectre x360 16 and ENVY 16 (2023) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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30.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360 16
  • Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 20% sharper screen – 226 versus 188 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP ENVY 16 (2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 4.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
  • Performs slightly better (up to 18%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Spectre x360 16
vs
ENVY 16 (2023)

Case

Weight 2.15 kg (4.74 lbs) 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs)
Dimensions 358 x 245.36 x 19.9 mm
14.09 x 9.66 x 0.78 inches		 357.4 x 252.4 x 19.9 mm
14.07 x 9.94 x 0.78 inches
Area 878 cm2 (136.1 inches2) 902 cm2 (139.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.5% ~83.3%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 5.3 mm
Colors Black, Blue Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) - 55 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16.1 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 226 ppi 188 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3072 x 1920 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Max. brightness
Spectre x360 16
400 nits
ENVY 16 (2023)
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:35 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Right
Charge power 90 / 135 W 200 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter - 600 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

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

GPU name
TGP 40 W 90 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 6 nm 6 nm
FLOPS 3.5 TFLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 3.5 TFLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 325 393
Solar Bay 10657 12495
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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 Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 12.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass 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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