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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
HP ENVY x360 13 (2020) vs HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
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HP ENVY x360 13 (2020)
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Size13"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size14"
Operating SystemChrome OS
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)
- 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)
Our Verdict
HP ENVY x360 13 (2020)
HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021)
The HP Chromebook x360 14 (2021) and the HP ENVY x360 13 (2020) are both laptops with 360-degree hinges and touchscreens that you can use in tablet mode, but the Chromebook runs Chrome OS, while the ENVY runs Windows. The ENVY is a significantly better laptop overall, with a better-quality build, an extremely bright screen you can use in direct sunlight, a better-feeling keyboard, and a more flexible port selection. Also, the ENVY is more portable, its battery lasts much longer, and you can get it with a variety of powerful AMD and Intel CPUs and faster NVMe SSD storage. On the other hand, the Chromebook has better-sounding speakers, and since it's fanless, it's completely silent even under load.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.9
6.5
Battery
8.5
6.2
Keyboard
8.2
6.3
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
7.8
3.7
Brightness
9.4
5.9
Portability
9.0
8.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
2 in 1
2 in 1
Build Quality
8.0
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
7.5
6.4
Hinge Photo
Range
360°
360°
Stability
Good
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
9.0
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
13"
14"
Thickness
0.6" (1.5 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)
Width
12.0" (30.5 cm)
12.8" (32.6 cm)
Depth
7.6" (19.4 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
54.2 in³ (887.6 cm³)
78.8 in³ (1,291.0 cm³)
Weight
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
6.2 in³ (101.8 cm³)
6.0 in³ (99.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
5.0
4.0
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
5.0
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1366 x 768
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
167 PPI
113 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
TN
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
81%
74%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
8.9
5.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
2,808 : 1
550 : 1
Brightness
9.4
5.9
Maximum Brightness
1,136 cd/m²
220 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
95 cd/m²
11 cd/m²
Reflections
6.7
5.4
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.32%
8.29%
Indirect Reflections
1.12%
4.12%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.19%
4.17%
Black Uniformity
7.1
0.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.217%
10.595%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
5.8
5.3
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
17°
22°
Color Washout From Right
18°
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
21°
26°
Color Shift From Right
30°
27°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
18°
27°
Brightness Loss From Right
20°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
18°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
20°
Gamma Shift From Left
19°
17°
Gamma Shift From Right
20°
18°
Vertical Viewing Angle
4.7
2.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
8°
7°
Color Washout From Above
11°
21°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
17°
2°
Color Shift From Above
14°
4°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
9°
24°
Brightness Loss From Above
12°
29°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
6°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
4°
Gamma Shift From Below
8°
2°
Gamma Shift From Above
12°
2°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
2.4
0.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
7.36
12.27
Avg. Gamma
2.31
2.16
Avg. Color dE
6.23
9.62
Avg. Color Temperature
5,487 K
12,615 K
Color Gamut
8.4
3.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
98.34%
64.12%
sRGB uv
94.4%
50.36%
Adobe RGB xy
78.97%
48.85%
Adobe RGB uv
85.66%
43%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
80.24%
48.58%
DCI P3 uv
82.69%
40.64%
Rec. 2020 xy
58.08%
34.85%
Rec. 2020 uv
60.52%
29.61%
Flicker
9.0
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
96%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
6.3
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
67 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
34 gf
Pre-Travel
0.92 mm
1.10 mm
Total Travel
1.63 mm
1.79 mm
Touchpad
7.1
7.4
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
7.5
Size
10.1 in² (65.0 cm²)
12.8 in² (82.8 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
5.9
6.2
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
71 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.8 dB
6.8 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.5
1.1
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
250 Hz
261 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.6 dB
0.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
5.8
5.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
5.0
5.0
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
1
USB-C Ports
1
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i7-1165G7
Celeron N4500
Core Count
4
2
Thread Count
8
2
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Iris Xe Graphics G7
UHD Graphics 16 EU
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
4 GB
Modules
2
1 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR4X
Speed
2,933 MHz
2,933 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
32 GB
Usable Capacity
473 GB
20 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN530
SanDisk DA4032
Drive 1 Type
SSD
eMMC
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
7.8
3.7
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,533 points
588 points
CPU Multi-Thread
4,420 points
1,061 points
GPU Compute
14,870 points
N/A
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
8.1
0.0
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,419 points
N/A
Multi-Thread
3,946 points
N/A
Blender (3D Rendering)
3.4
0.0
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
10.0 min
42.5 min
GPU Render Time
14.8 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
3.8
0.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
9,072
N/A
Storage Drive Performance
9.1
2.4
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,177.5 MB/s
30.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,015.1 MB/s
158.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
118.1 MB/s
1.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
46.8 MB/s
4.3 MB/s
Battery
8.5
6.2
Capacity
51 Wh
47 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.6 hrs
8.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
8.2 hrs
7.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.8 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
3.4 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.0
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
6 fps
N/A
1% Low
1 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
1 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
683 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
1,631 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
19 fps
N/A
Civilization VI
3.5
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
16 fps
N/A
1% Low
11 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
11 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
25 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
26 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
64 fps
N/A
Avg. Turn Time
9.37 s
N/A
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5.9
0.0
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
56 fps
N/A
1% Low
29 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
24 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
17 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
23 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
96 fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
2.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
13 fps
N/A
1% Low
4 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
2 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
144 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
379 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
23 fps
N/A
Thermals And Noise
8.1
9.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
26 °C (79 °F)
24 °C (74 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
39 °C (101 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
41.5 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
6.9
0.0
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
72 °C
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
18% loss
N/A
GPU Temp (Heaven)
69 °C
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
3% loss
N/A
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
Chrome OS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
No
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