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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
HP ENVY x360 15 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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HP ENVY x360 15 (2023)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size15.3"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0000ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i5/16GB/512GB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0001ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0002ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0003ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0004ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0005ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fe0006ns) (Natural Silver - FHD/i7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fh0008ca) (Nightfall Black - FHD/Ryzen 7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fh0097nr) (Nightfall Black - FHD/Ryzen 7/16GB/1TB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fh0000ns) (Nightfall Black - FHD/Ryzen 7/16GB/512GB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fh0001ns) (Nightfall Black - FHD/Ryzen 7/16GB/512GB)
- ENVY x360 15 (15-fh0023dx) (Nightfall Black - FHD/Ryzen 7/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD43LL/A) (Midnight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYU3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYV3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A) (Silver - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYP3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYM3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYN3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD33LL/A) (Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYR3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYT3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
HP ENVY x360 15 (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
The HP ENVY x360 15 (2023) and the Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024) are both ultraportables designed for light, general productivity tasks like web browsing, text processing, spreadsheets, and media consumption. However, the HP is a 2-in-1 convertible, meaning you can use it as a tablet, while the MacBook is a more traditional clamshell model with no touch or pen input support. The MacBook provides a better user experience overall, as it has a brighter, sharper display, an easier-to-use haptic touchpad, better-sounding speakers, more processing power, and longer battery life. That said, the HP can be a good option, too, if you need tablet functionality or pen support to take handwritten notes. The HP also has a wider port selection and better external display support (the MacBook can only output to two external monitors with the laptop closed).
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.7
8.6
Battery
7.2
9.1
Portability
7.7
8.7
Ports
8.5
5.0
Touchpad
8.0
9.6
Build Quality
8.0
9.5
Reflections
6.8
9.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
2 in 1
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
7.5
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
360°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
7.7
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
15.3"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.8 cm)
13.4" (34.0 cm)
Depth
9.1" (23.0 cm)
9.3" (23.7 cm)
Volume
95.5 in³ (1,564.5 cm³)
68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)
Weight
4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
Charger Size
6.3 in³ (103.8 cm³)
4.2 in³ (68.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
2880 x 1864
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
141 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
84%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
10
7.5
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
102,800 : 1
1,412 : 1
Brightness
7.4
8.7
Maximum Brightness
342 cd/m²
494 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
23 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
6.8
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.03%
1.47%
Indirect Reflections
0.49%
0.38%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.54%
1.09%
Black Uniformity
10
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.154%
1.103%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.7
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
36°
26°
Color Washout From Right
36°
30°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
21°
42°
Color Shift From Right
22°
47°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
41°
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
40°
34°
Black Level Raise From Left
19°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
40°
30°
Gamma Shift From Right
40°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.8
6.9
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
36°
26°
Color Washout From Above
36°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
22°
42°
Color Shift From Above
22°
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
41°
29°
Brightness Loss From Above
41°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
18°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
42°
37°
Gamma Shift From Above
41°
36°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.0
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.96
1.47
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.24
Avg. Color dE
4.95
0.98
Avg. Color Temperature
6,534 K
6,742.3 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
154.93%
99.93%
sRGB uv
142.49%
99.72%
Adobe RGB xy
98.15%
87.43%
Adobe RGB uv
99%
92.34%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
99.05%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
98.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
81.92%
71.83%
Rec. 2020 uv
82.66%
73.49%
Flicker
1.8
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
60 Hz
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.1
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
0.93 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.44 mm
0.91 mm
Touchpad
8.0
9.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
9.5
Size
15.5 in² (100.0 cm²)
21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.8
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
79 dB SPL
81 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.7 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.3
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
214 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.8 dB
2.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.7
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
9.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
5.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Ryzen 7 7730U
M3
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
8
GPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Radeon Graphics
M3
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
8 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR4X
LP-DDR5
Speed
4,266 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
969 GB
214 GB
Drive 1
KIOXIA KBG50ZNV1T02
Apple SSD AP0256Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
8.7
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,466 points
2,322 points
CPU Multi-Thread
7,782 points
10,501 points
GPU Compute
15,671 points
33,403 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.5
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,463 points
1,892 points
Multi-Thread
10,069 points
9,179 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.9
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.3 min
4.0 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
1.6 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
4.6
7.4
Basemark Image
Overall Score
13,168
44,950
Storage Drive Performance
9.1
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,166.8 MB/s
2,738.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,598.5 MB/s
2,834.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
76.0 MB/s
41.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
43.5 MB/s
62.5 MB/s
Battery
7.2
9.1
Capacity
55 Wh
67 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.4 hrs
12.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
9.8 hrs
12.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.7 hrs
3.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
2.8 hrs
Borderlands 3
2.0
3.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
13 fps
20 fps
1% Low
6 fps
7 fps
0.1% Low
4 fps
4 fps
1% Low Delta
103 ms
89 ms
0.1% Low Delta
184 ms
230 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
35 fps
37 fps
Civilization VI
5.0
5.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
27 fps
41 fps
1% Low
18 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
15 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
19 ms
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
28 ms
33 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
108 fps
93 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.43 s
10.24 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
6.6
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
73 fps
1% Low
38 fps
0.1% Low
28 fps
1% Low Delta
13 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
107 fps
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
3.1
4.3
Avg. FPS
19 fps
32 fps
1% Low
13 fps
15 fps
0.1% Low
9 fps
8 fps
1% Low Delta
25 ms
36 ms
0.1% Low Delta
61 ms
90 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
35 fps
44 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.3
8.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
24 °C (76 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (113 °F)
50 °C (121 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
27.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
36.0 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
9.7
7.1
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
80 °C
90 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
6% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
73 °C
90 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
1% loss
12% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
Yes
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
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