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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021) vs Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (2022)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (2022)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Pavilion x360 14 (14-dy0008ca) (Natural Silver - FHD/i3-1115G4/8GB/256GB)
- Pavilion x360 14 (14m-dy0113dx) (Natural Silver - FHD/i3-1125G4/8GB/256GB)
- Pavilion x360 14 (14m-dy0023dx) (Warm Gold - FHD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Pavilion x360 14 (14m-dy1023dx) (Warm Gold - FHD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Pavilion x360 14 (14m-dy1033dx) (Warm Gold - FHD/i5/8GB/512GB)
- Pavilion x360 14 (14m-dy0033dx) (Warm Gold - FHD/i5/8GB/512GB)
- IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (82R700BQGE) (Cloud Gray - 2.8K OLED/i5/16GB/512GB)
- IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (82R70004US) (Cloud Gray - FHD/i7/8GB/512GB)
- IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (82R70007US) (Stone Blue - FHD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (82R70006US) (Storm Gray - FHD/i5/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (2022)
The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 (2022) is much better than the HP Pavilion x360 14 (2021) for most uses. The Lenovo has a sturdier build, a more comfortable keyboard, and a better webcam. It's available with sharper and brighter displays, including a 2.2K IPS and a 2.8K OLED pane, while the HP is only limited to a 720p TN or 1080p IPS panel. The Lenovo is also available with faster Intel 12th Gen. CPUs, lasts longer on battery, and supports Thunderbolt 4.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.0
7.5
Keyboard
6.2
8.1
Battery
6.2
7.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
2 in 1
2 in 1
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.4
7.5
Hinge Photo
Range
360°
360°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.4
8.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
14"
Thickness
0.9" (2.2 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
12.7" (32.2 cm)
12.4" (31.4 cm)
Depth
8.3" (21.0 cm)
8.9" (22.5 cm)
Volume
89.5 in³ (1,467.4 cm³)
116.4 in³ (1,907.6 cm³)
Weight
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
6.3 in³ (102.6 cm³)
8.3 in³ (136.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
6.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
8.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
1
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
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
157 PPI
161 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
80%
81%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
6.9
6.8
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,105 : 1
1,037 : 1
Brightness
6.3
6.5
Maximum Brightness
245 cd/m²
260 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
15 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
6.7
6.7
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.149%
5.22%
Indirect Reflections
0.49%
0.85%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.66%
4.37%
Black Uniformity
5.4
4.6
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
2.414%
2.839%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.5
6.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
29°
24°
Color Washout From Right
27°
25°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
53°
35°
Color Shift From Right
47°
45°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
33°
27°
Brightness Loss From Right
30°
28°
Black Level Raise From Left
25°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
24°
23°
Gamma Shift From Right
25°
27°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.6
6.5
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
31°
27°
Color Washout From Above
29°
25°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
45°
29°
Color Shift From Above
32°
36°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
32°
27°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
26°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
45°
28°
Gamma Shift From Above
42°
27°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
3.2
2.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
5.38
5.9
Avg. Gamma
2.1
2.08
Avg. Color dE
7.07
7.37
Avg. Color Temperature
6,085 K
6,286.9 K
Color Gamut
3.8
3.8
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
63.82%
63.34%
sRGB uv
49.69%
48.71%
Adobe RGB xy
48.59%
48.15%
Adobe RGB uv
43.53%
42.73%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
48.3%
47.85%
DCI P3 uv
40.4%
39.64%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.66%
34.35%
Rec. 2020 uv
29.46%
28.93%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
6.2
8.1
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
No
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
65 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
33 gf
Pre-Travel
0.93 mm
0.92 mm
Total Travel
1.44 mm
1.34 mm
Touchpad
7.0
7.5
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
7.5
Size
12.9 in² (83.2 cm²)
14.1 in² (90.7 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.2
7.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
72 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.4 dB
5.7 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.5
0.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
375 Hz
334 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
0.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.5
7.9
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.5
7.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
8.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
1
1
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
SD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i3-1125G4
Core i5-1235U
Core Count
4
10
Thread Count
8
12
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
UHD Graphics G4 48 EU
Iris Xe Graphics G7
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR4X
Speed
3,200 MHz
4,266 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
256 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
201 GB
449 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00BH1
Samsung MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2
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)
7.1
8.6
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,237 points
1,521 points
CPU Multi-Thread
3,934 points
8,285 points
GPU Compute
9,025 points
14,078 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
7.9
9.3
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,198 points
1,572 points
Multi-Thread
4,571 points
7,791 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
5.2
6.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
9.0 min
6.9 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
3.6
5.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
8,579
15,775
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
820.0 MB/s
684.1 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,090.2 MB/s
2,580.6 MB/s
Random Write Speed
90.2 MB/s
80.8 MB/s
Random Read Speed
45.1 MB/s
57.0 MB/s
Battery
6.2
7.0
Capacity
43 Wh
53 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.2 hrs
8.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.2 hrs
5.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
2.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.4 hrs
1.7 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.0
1.8
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
6 fps
11 fps
1% Low
1 fps
1 fps
0.1% Low
0 fps
0 fps
1% Low Delta
1,209 ms
624 ms
0.1% Low Delta
3,180 ms
2,126 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
16 fps
23 fps
Civilization VI
2.9
4.2
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
12 fps
18 fps
1% Low
8 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
13 fps
1% Low Delta
31 ms
21 ms
0.1% Low Delta
32 ms
23 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
50 fps
67 fps
Avg. Turn Time
9.11 s
7.65 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
4.9
5.5
Avg. FPS
39 fps
57 fps
1% Low
21 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
16 fps
21 fps
1% Low Delta
21 ms
21 ms
0.1% Low Delta
35 ms
30 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
63 fps
79 fps
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
1.5
2.2
Avg. FPS
10 fps
14 fps
1% Low
1 fps
1 fps
0.1% Low
0 fps
0 fps
1% Low Delta
745 ms
742 ms
0.1% Low Delta
2,236 ms
3,289 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
20 fps
24 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.5
7.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (85 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (114 °F)
42 °C (107 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
43.7 dBA
46.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
8.6
7.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
76 °C
61 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
8% loss
18% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
64 °C
53 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
2% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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