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- Additional Features And Software
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HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021) vs Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (2022)
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Products
HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (2022)
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Size14"
Operating SystemChrome OS
Size14"
Operating SystemChrome OS
Variants
- Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0021ng) (Natural Silver - FHD/N4500/4GB/64GB)
- Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0020ng) (Natural Silver - FHD/N6000/4GB/64GB)
- Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0013dx) (Natural Silver - HD/N4500/4GB/32GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-337Q) (Slate Blue - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-560E) (Slate Blue - FHD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-53M9) (Slate Blue - FHD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-32N7) (Steel Gray - FHD/i3/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-5908) (Steel Gray - FHD/i5/16GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-50XY) (Steel Gray - FHD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-724B) (Steel Gray - FHD/i7-1260P/16GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-74UE) (Steel Gray - FHD/i7-1260P/16GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-7246) (Steel Gray - FHD/i7-1265U/16GB/256GB)
Our Verdict
HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (2022)
The Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (2022) is much better than the HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021). The Acer is available with nicer, brighter displays, as well as significantly faster Intel 12th Gen. CPUs. It also has longer battery life, a faster storage drive, a much better webcam, and a wider port selection, including two USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports and an HDMI.
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Natural Silver - FHD/N4500/4GB/64GB
Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0021ng)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-337Q)
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Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0020ng)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-53M9)
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Chromebook x360 14 (14b-cb0013dx)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-560E)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-32N7)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-50XY)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-724B)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-74UE)
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Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN-7246)
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Main Differences for
Threshold
School
6.5
8.1
Battery
6.2
9.4
Webcam & Microphone
5.3
9.6
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
3.7
8.8
Vertical Viewing Angle
2.8
6.5
Keyboard
6.3
7.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
2 in 1
2 in 1
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.4
10
Hinge Photo
Range
360°
360°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.5
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.8 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
12.8" (32.6 cm)
12.4" (31.4 cm)
Depth
8.7" (22.0 cm)
8.9" (22.5 cm)
Volume
78.8 in³ (1,291.0 cm³)
86.2 in³ (1,413.0 cm³)
Weight
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
Charger Size
6.0 in³ (99.0 cm³)
8.2 in³ (135.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
4.0
5.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.0
7.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1366 x 768
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
113 PPI
161 PPI
Panel Type
TN
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
74%
81%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
5.3
8.2
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
550 : 1
1,942 : 1
Brightness
5.9
7.4
Maximum Brightness
220 cd/m²
336 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
11 cd/m²
8 cd/m²
Reflections
5.4
7.4
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
8.29%
4.21%
Indirect Reflections
4.12%
0.91%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.17%
3.3%
Black Uniformity
0.3
8.0
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
10.595%
0.864%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
5.3
6.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
22°
25°
Color Washout From Right
24°
26°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
26°
43°
Color Shift From Right
27°
46°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
26°
Brightness Loss From Right
31°
28°
Black Level Raise From Left
18°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
20°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
17°
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
18°
33°
Vertical Viewing Angle
2.8
6.5
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
7°
26°
Color Washout From Above
21°
24°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
2°
34°
Color Shift From Above
4°
37°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
24°
29°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
27°
Black Level Raise From Below
6°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
4°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
2°
25°
Gamma Shift From Above
2°
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
0.1
3.4
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
12.27
7.21
Avg. Gamma
2.16
2.15
Avg. Color dE
9.62
5
Avg. Color Temperature
12,615 K
6,140 K
Color Gamut
3.9
8.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
64.12%
98.24%
sRGB uv
50.36%
96.93%
Adobe RGB xy
48.85%
76.17%
Adobe RGB uv
43%
84.42%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
48.58%
78.68%
DCI P3 uv
40.64%
83.54%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.85%
56.77%
Rec. 2020 uv
29.61%
62.3%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
6.3
7.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
No
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.10 mm
1.09 mm
Total Travel
1.79 mm
1.73 mm
Touchpad
7.4
6.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
7.0
Size
12.8 in² (82.8 cm²)
10.6 in² (68.3 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
6.2
8.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
71 dB SPL
79 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.8 dB
4.6 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.1
-1.0
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
261 Hz
375 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
14 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.5 dB
1.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
5.3
9.6
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
5.0
9.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
1
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Celeron N4500
Core i5-1235U
Core Count
2
10
Thread Count
2
12
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
UHD Graphics 16 EU
Iris Xe Graphics G7
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
4 GB
8 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR4X
LP-DDR4
Speed
2,933 MHz
2,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
32 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
20 GB
207 GB
Drive 1
SanDisk DA4032
Western Digital PC SN530
Drive 1 Type
eMMC
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
3.7
8.8
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
588 points
1,449 points
CPU Multi-Thread
1,061 points
5,349 points
GPU Compute
N/A
N/A
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
0.0
0.0
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
N/A
N/A
Multi-Thread
N/A
N/A
Blender (3D Rendering)
0.0
5.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
42.5 min
7.9 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
0.0
4.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
N/A
14,534
Storage Drive Performance
2.4
5.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
30.2 MB/s
232.4 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
158.0 MB/s
539.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
1.7 MB/s
2.2 MB/s
Random Read Speed
4.3 MB/s
13.6 MB/s
Battery
6.2
9.4
Capacity
47 Wh
56 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.7 hrs
13.6 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.0 hrs
12.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
N/A
2.7 hrs
Charge Time
3.4 hrs
2.1 hrs
Borderlands 3
0.0
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
N/A
N/A
Civilization VI
0.0
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
N/A
N/A
Avg. Turn Time
N/A
N/A
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
0.0
0.0
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
N/A
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
N/A
N/A
Thermals And Noise
9.2
8.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
24 °C (74 °F)
26 °C (80 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
39 °C (101 °F)
40 °C (103 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
N/A
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
N/A
40.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
0.0
0.0
Performance Over Time Graph
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
GPU Temp (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Chrome OS
Chrome OS
Additional Software
None
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
Yes
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
No
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