While some ports, like the 3.5mm headphone jack and Thunderbolt 4 port are seemingly placed strangely at the cut corners of the laptop, it surprisingly all looks great when plugged in. HP packed quite a few ports into the Spectre x360 16, and despite being 0.7 inches thin, there’s a high-speed, drop-jaw USB-A port fitted into the side. It has an edge over the Asus ROG Flow X16 (14 x 9.6 x 0.8 inches, 4.63 pounds), but I’d prefer to have this laptop as a device I’d mainly use at home, whether that be working on a desk or streaming content on a kitchen counter while I cook.Īll in all, however, HP crafted a striking 16-inch laptop that will turn heads, even if its 2-in-1 design is a little too cumbersome. Compared to the Huawei MateBook X Pro (12.2 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches, 2.9 pounds), the x360 16 isn’t a notebook that can be simply thrown into a laptop bag. It sports dimensions of 14.09 x 9.6 x 0.7 inches and weighs 4.1 pounds. Regardless of its middling performance improvements, the HP Spectre x360 16 is still one of the best HP laptops to get, and if you prefer a convertible laptop with considerable width, then it’s one of the best 2-in-1 laptops to grab.Īs thin and portable as the x360 16 looks, it isn’t the 2-in-1 laptop that can be manipulated to your needs as easily. The results? Fantastic, but its performance gains still don’t quite match the top-end notebooks we’ve seen this year. But this time, it boasts an Intel Core i7-1260P CPU and a 1TB SSD. Same impeccable design, same triumphant touch display, same booming audio, same everything. Oh, and it even threw in its handy HP Rechargeable Tilt Pen stylus for good measure.Īnd so, I have a fresh HP Spectre x360 16 to review. HP knew it could do better, though, so decided to show me what its latest model could do. It was hardly the Spectre x360 16’s fault, as it was just a little behind on the times. Why? Well, it was sporting an 11th Gen Intel CPU in a world where 12th Gen Intel processors run rampant. I was dazzled by its 16-inch OLED touchscreen, stylishly compact design, great Bang & Olufsen audio, and comfortable keyboard - but I couldn’t say the same about its performance. It was only recently that I reviewed the HP Spectre x360 16, the company’s giant take on the popular Spectre x360 lineup. Two Thunderbolt 4, one Type-A, one HDMI 2.Price: $1,649 (starting), $2,129 (as tested)ĭisplay: 16-inch UHD+ (3840 x 2400) OLED touch display Two Thunderbolt 4, one Type-A (10Gbps), one headphone/mic combo, one microSD reader In another unique twist, HP is not only offering the 45-watt Core i7-12700H chip (14 cores, 20 threads) but a more battery-friendly Core i5-1260P with 12 cores and 16 threads.ġ920x1280, IPS, 1000 nits, Sure View Reflect, 100% sRGBģ000x2000, OLED, AR, HDR500 (400 nits), True Black That’s all fixed now, as HP has updated the Spectre x360 16 with Intel 12th Gen and Evo certification. Our big issue with the 16-inch version was simply performance: It was still using Intel 11th Gen as it launched a few months before 12th Gen was announced. HP Spectre x360 16 (2022)Īlthough we recently reviewed the Spectre x360 16 (2021), HP is not resting on its laurels. And HP partner and physical Best Buy stores will also be carrying the device. You won’t have to wait long to get the new Spectre x360 13.5, as you can order one starting today from HP.com starting at $1,249.99. HP is also now using Wake on Touch, which we’ve only seen in Surface Laptop Studio. Look for a slight improvement with the HP MPP 2.0 Tilt Pen, as it can now stick to the Spectre x360 13.5’s display on the right side for quick access. It’s also now using In-bag detection 2.0, which should better keep the device from waking up while in transit. HP reworked the thermals to keep everything cool and quiet and is using a new sLCP + YTB fan design (a “first” for Spectre) with 122 blades that improve airflow by 10% and 8% acoustic performance improvement compared to the last-gen. Graphics are the usual Iris Xe, and users can get up to 32GB of LPDDR4x RAM (onboard) and up to 2TB of Gen 4 PCIe NVMe for storage. While Lenovo’s laptop is extremely powerful (even beating an M1 MacBook Pro), battery life was weak, which HP is looking to avoid with Spectre. That’s an interesting move from HP as these are newer 15-watt chips with ten cores and 12 threads, but they’re not the more powerful P-series like what Lenovo used in its similar Yoga 9i 14-inch. We’re looking at Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1255U and Core i5-1235U with Intel Evo for the rest of the hardware.
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