Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 vs HP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 (14")
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Provides 32% higher max. screen brightness: 330 vs 250 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (89 vs 104.3 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 (14")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 37% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Backlit keyboard
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 278.2 x 206.2 x 15.7 mm 10.95 x 8.12 x 0.62 inches |
322 x 209 x 19.9 mm 12.68 x 8.23 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 574 cm2 (88.9 inches2) | 673 cm2 (104.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% | ~80.3% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Green, Yellow | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
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| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 135° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.8 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 12.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 149 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1024 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | - |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 990:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 93.8% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.6% | - |
| Response time | 33 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 39 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 209 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (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 | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 77.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Surface | 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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