HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) vs Envy x360 16 (2024)

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Review

Evaluation of HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) and Envy x360 16 (2024) 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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43.7
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Value Index
52.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 183-249% higher FPS
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 83 against 68 watt-hours
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the HP Envy x360 16 (2024)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 1.91 kg (4.21 lbs)
Dimensions 355.6 x 245.6 x 19.8 mm
14 x 9.67 x 0.78 inches
356.7 x 245.8 x 18.2 mm
14.04 x 9.68 x 0.72 inches
Area 873 cm2 (135.4 inches2) 877 cm2 (135.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85% ~84.7%
Side bezels 5.5 mm 6 mm
Colors Black, Blue Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 28.6 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable) No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Display tests
sRGB color space 100% 62.5%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 100 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 429 grams 280 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.3 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 12 (2P + 10E)
Threads 22 14
L3 Cache 24 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 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
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1850 MHz
FLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Memory bus 96 bit -
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1947 -
Solar Bay 27667 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
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 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~85.3 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 2592 x 1944
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 No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Envy x360 16 (2024):
    - Models with AMD Ryzen processors do not support Thunderbolt.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
Total votes: 9

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