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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Spectre x360 14 (14-eu0013dx) (Nightfall Black - Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (NP960QHA-KG1US) (Gray - Ultra 7 258V/16GB/1TB)
- Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (NP960QHA-KG3CA) (Gray - Ultra 7 258V/16GB/1TB)
- Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (NP960QHA-KG2CA) (Gray - Ultra 7 258V/16GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024)
The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024) and the HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) are both high-end 2-in-1 convertibles designed for general productivity. The overall user experience is pretty similar between these two devices, though the HP comes out slightly ahead. Its keyboard has more key travel, and its touchpad is haptic, making it much easier to use since you can click anywhere. The HP also sports a higher quality webcam and better-sounding speakers. Performance will depend on the configuration; you can likely get a bit more processing power out of the HP if you get the Core Ultra 7 model because the Samsung's Intel Lunar Lake CPUs no longer support Hyper-Threading. Lastly, although both laptops have an OLED panel, the HP's screen flickers at a much higher frequency, so it's likely to be less bothersome to people sensitive to screen flicker.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
8.4
8.2
Battery
8.6
7.8
Webcam & Microphone
9.1
7.0
Reflections
7.3
9.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
2 in 1
2 in 1
Build Quality
9.5
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
7.5
10
Hinge Photo
Range
360°
360°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.6
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
16"
Thickness
0.8" (2.0 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)
Width
12.4" (31.4 cm)
14.0" (35.5 cm)
Depth
8.7" (22.0 cm)
9.9" (25.2 cm)
Volume
84.3 in³ (1,381.6 cm³)
78.6 in³ (1,288.2 cm³)
Weight
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
6.1 in³ (100.7 cm³)
4.4 in³ (71.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
6.3
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
8.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2880 x 1800
2880 x 1800
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
241 PPI
212 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
OLED
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
84%
83%
Refresh Rate
8.7
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Contrast
10
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
25,250 : 1
100,400 : 1
Brightness
7.8
7.8
Maximum Brightness
369 cd/m²
367 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
1 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
9.7
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.59%
0.65%
Indirect Reflections
1.57%
0.65%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.02%
0.01%
Black Uniformity
10
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.207%
0.100%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
7.1
7.0
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
38°
33°
Color Washout From Right
39°
34°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
18°
18°
Color Shift From Right
19°
18°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
43°
39°
Brightness Loss From Right
43°
40°
Black Level Raise From Left
52°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
44°
41°
Gamma Shift From Right
44°
41°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.3
6.1
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
36°
31°
Color Washout From Above
37°
32°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
18°
18°
Color Shift From Above
19°
17°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
42°
39°
Brightness Loss From Above
42°
40°
Black Level Raise From Below
22°
14°
Black Level Raise From Above
18°
25°
Gamma Shift From Below
40°
38°
Gamma Shift From Above
39°
40°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.9
7.3
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.44
1.95
Avg. Gamma
2.28
2.32
Avg. Color dE
4.56
4.62
Avg. Color Temperature
6,395.6 K
6,706.1 K
Color Gamut
9.7
9.8
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
150.39%
152.81%
sRGB uv
144.13%
139.77%
Adobe RGB xy
94.56%
97.46%
Adobe RGB uv
97.88%
99.27%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.99%
99.92%
DCI P3 uv
99.99%
99.9%
Rec. 2020 xy
79.38%
80.8%
Rec. 2020 uv
82.85%
91.07%
Flicker
7.2
4.5
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
480 Hz
120 Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.1
7.7
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
7.5
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
70 gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
37 gf
Pre-Travel
0.92 mm
0.78 mm
Total Travel
1.30 mm
1.11 mm
Touchpad
8.8
8.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
8.0
Size
19.5 in² (126.0 cm²)
25.1 in² (161.9 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
9.0
6.2
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
82 dB SPL
79 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.1 dB
11.3 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.2
4.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
240 Hz
233 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.6 dB
0.6 dB
Webcam & Microphone
9.1
7.0
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.5
7.0
Resolution
4k
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.0
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
1
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core Ultra 5 125H
Core Ultra 7 256V
Core Count
14
8
Thread Count
18
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Arc Graphics
Arc 140V GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,467 MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
457 GB
421 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix PC801
Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00B
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)
9.1
9.3
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,638 points
1,946 points
CPU Multi-Thread
8,563 points
9,453 points
GPU Compute
28,083 points
31,038 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.5
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,705 points
1,743 points
Multi-Thread
8,333 points
10,541 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.5
8.0
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
5.0 min
4.0 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.1
7.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
25,873
40,869
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,739.5 MB/s
1,331.4 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,298.5 MB/s
2,970.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
77.0 MB/s
101.3 MB/s
Random Read Speed
54.2 MB/s
65.1 MB/s
Battery
8.6
7.8
Capacity
68 Wh
76 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
11.0 hrs
9.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
9.3 hrs
13.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.5 hrs
2.3 hrs
Charge Time
2.6 hrs
2.0 hrs
Borderlands 3
3.4
5.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
22 fps
35 fps
1% Low
4 fps
22 fps
0.1% Low
2 fps
11 fps
1% Low Delta
215 ms
16 ms
0.1% Low Delta
451 ms
62 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
49 fps
78 fps
Civilization VI
5.8
6.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
35 fps
48 fps
1% Low
23 fps
34 fps
0.1% Low
21 fps
32 fps
1% Low Delta
15 ms
9 ms
0.1% Low Delta
18 ms
10 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
108 fps
185 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.83 s
7.31 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
3.5
7.7
Avg. FPS
22fps
86fps
1% Low
10fps
52fps
0.1% Low
6fps
43fps
1% Low Delta
58 ms
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
114 ms
12 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
44fps
180fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4.0
6.4
Avg. FPS
27 fps
43 fps
1% Low
10 fps
32 fps
0.1% Low
5 fps
26 fps
1% Low Delta
66 ms
9 ms
0.1% Low Delta
162 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
45 fps
79 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.9
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
27 °C (80 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (108 °F)
46 °C (115 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
44.0 dBA
43.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.2
7.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
70 °C
76 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
5% loss
13% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
74 °C
67 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
1% 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
Yes
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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