Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3") vs HP ENVY 14 (2021)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3") and HP ENVY 14 (2021) 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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30.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3")
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 560 grams less (around 1.23 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
  • Around 94% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (94.7 vs 108.8 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ENVY 14 (2021)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.04 kg (2.29 lbs) 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)
Dimensions 302.5 x 202 x 11.5 mm
11.91 x 7.95 x 0.45 inches
313.2 x 224 x 18 mm
12.33 x 8.82 x 0.71 inches
Area 611 cm2 (94.7 inches2) 702 cm2 (108.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.8% ~81%
Side bezels 4.1 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray, Burgundy Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 33.9 dB 48.7 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 166 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
ENVY 14 (2021)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3")
13.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 75.6 in2
~16% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 373000:1 1455:1
sRGB color space 100% 98.5%
Adobe RGB profile 97.2% 70.4%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.7% 69.3%
Response time 2 ms 32 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:05 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 65 W 90 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 165 grams 430 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 4
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
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
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 20
GPU performance 1.7 TFLOPS 1.7 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 5200 MHz 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

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 Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP - cAVS
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x4W 2x1.5W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~72.7 dB ~82.8 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.4 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 7.5 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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