Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021) vs HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 790 grams less (around 1.74 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 68 against 51 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 45% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 8% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 370 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.07 kg (2.36 lbs) | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm 13.99 x 8.89 x 0.46 inches |
358.9 x 228 x 18.2 mm 14.13 x 8.98 x 0.72 inches |
| Area | 802 cm2 (124.4 inches2) | 818 cm2 (126.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.6% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 5 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Black |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 140° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.9 dB | 36 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1405:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.6% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 99.3% | 70% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 87.6% | 69% |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 165 grams | 277 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 10-45 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 1.108 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 7 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 81.4 dB | 74.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | 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 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 | Yes |
| Size | 13.3 x 9.0 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | 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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