HP 15 (2021)

HP 15 (2021)
  • Launched: January 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.4%
  • Dimensions: 358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm (14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the 15 (2021).
Performance
43
Gaming
37
Display
15
Battery Life
56
Connectivity
65
Case
78
NanoReview Score
40
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the HP 15 (2021)

Case

Weight 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs)
Dimensions 358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm
14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches
Area 868 cm2 (134.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.4%
Side bezels 6.6 mm
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Gray
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 1

Display

Size 15.6 inches
Type TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 100 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Max. brightness
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Right
Charge power 45 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weigh of AC adapter 168 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.1 GHz
Cores 2
Threads 4
L3 Cache 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1255
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2536
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1333
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
3133

Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 14 nm
GPU base clock 1354 MHz
GPU boost clock 1468 MHz
FLOPS 1.879 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB
Memory type GDDR5
Memory bus 64 bit
Memory speed ~7 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16
GPU performance
1.879 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 2666 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Optional
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes
Notes
    - The keyboard backlight is optional.

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