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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

HP ENVY x360 13 (2020) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HP ENVY x360 13 (2020)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

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HP ENVY x360 13 (2020) Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) Picture

Variants

  • ENVY x360 13 (13m-bd1033dx) (Natural Silver - OLED/i7-1195G7/8GB/512GB)
  • ENVY x360 13 (13-bd0063dx) (Pale Gold - FHD/1000 nits/i5/8GB/256GB)
  • ENVY x360 13 (13-bd0031nr) (Pale Gold - FHD/1000 nits/i7-1165G7/16GB/512GB)
  • ENVY x360 13 (13-bd0032nr) (Pale Gold - FHD/1000 nits/i7-1165G7/8GB/256GB)
  • ENVY x360 13 (13m-bd0023dx) (Pale Gold - FHD/1000 nits/i7-1165G7/8GB/512GB)
  • ENVY x360 13 (13-bd0255ng) (Pale Gold - FHD/400 nits/i5/8GB/512GB)
  • ENVY x360 13 (13m-bd0033dx) (Pale Gold - OLED/i7-1165G7/8GB/512GB)
  • ‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGT3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
  • ‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (MKGR3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
  • ‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGQ3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MKGP3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

HP ENVY x360 13 (2020)

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) and the HP ENVY x360 13 (2020) are very different laptops. The MacBook Pro is a mobile workstation designed for demanding tasks like photo and video editing, while the ENVY x360 is a 2-in-1 convertible designed for lighter workloads like text formatting, web browsing, and spreadsheets. The MacBook Pro is better in nearly every aspect, but it's also significantly more expensive.

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