Looking at it, the design of laptops has not changed all that much in the past ten or so years. Yes, there are changes, but nothing revolutionary in terms of the exteriors. Companies make an effort to contribute by modifying or improving the exteriors. The only other popular vehicles are two-in-ones or convertibles.
On the other hand, the insides receive a boost each year, which is what truly makes a difference. Since many years, HP has been a staunch supporter of Intel. However, with their most recent Envy x360 convertible laptops, HP has chosen AMD. Which led us to question if the HP Envy x360 laptop will perform as well as Intel chipsets have over the course of many years. Find out in the following section of the review.
Summary of Contents
Design and Display
With regard to the design of its computers, HP has never stood idly by. Even though it’s a cheap laptop, they made care to include something extra for the consumer. And a very high standard has been set with the HP Envy x360. Yes, there are some similarities to the Spectre series, but there are also many distinctions.
Let’s start by discussing its exteriors.
Since the HP Envy x360 is a convertible laptop, it includes a metal shell and a 13.3-inch touchscreen with the ability to swivel completely around. Users can therefore utilise it just like a regular laptop or tablet. Which implies that since you’ll be touching the screen a lot, lots of fingerprints will be left behind? Well, no, HP does include a clean stylus in the box that won’t smear the tablet.
The keyboard is extremely comfortable to use and has a backlight. We did work on text projects on it for a few days and never ever felt worn out. Bang and Olufsen provides the audio equipment. Right above the keyboard, hidden by a metal mesh, is a cluster of speakers. Since the sound does not get muffled while you are watching something and the laptop is maintained on a soft surface, we have always been in favour of top-firing speakers.
Overall, the laptop has a fantastic design that makes the craftsmanship evident. The aluminium lid’s HP logo enhances the presentation. The trackpad on the laptop is very sizable for a notebook of this size. The HP Envy x360 has a lot of ports, so that’s good. A USB 3.0 and USB Type-C port, as well as the volume button, are located on the right side. HP has positioned the power button, a microSD card reader, a USB 3.1 port, and a 3.5mm audio jack on the left.
Performance
HP has included an HD webcam with an IR camera on the top lid even though the device does not have a fingerprint reader to unlock it. Users can face unlock the cellphone thanks to this. The HP Envy x360’s face unlock feature, according to our testing, is very effective. We were able to open the notepad with it in under a second nine out of ten times.
We had some concerns regarding the HP Envy x360’s performance because, as we previously mentioned, it is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 CPU. Let us briefly go over the technical details of the HP Envy x360 before we tell you about its accomplishment and how it performed on the test bench. This laptop boasts a 3.6GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2500U processor with 6MB of cache, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 256GB SSD.
The AMD Vega 8 GPU drives the graphics. Full HD resolution is supported by the WLED-backlit 13.3-inch FHD IPS display (1,920 1,080). Additionally, the device has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth V4.2 (2 2). The HP Envy x360 has a 4 cell battery inside that provided us with a respectable 5.5 hours of battery life, and Miracast is also supported (under above nominal use).
Next, let’s talk about the benchmarks. To assess the laptop’s graphical capabilities, we ran the 3D Mark Firestrike test, and to our surprise, it performed on par with the big boys. It received 2,481 points for it. When compared to 8th generation Intel Core i5 CPUs, its PC Mark score of 2,788 is practically same.
The real-time tests will now begin. There was some slowness when we played games like PUBG and GTA V on it at high settings. As a result, we did not go to the ultra-high settings. But CS:GO and DOTA 2 performed incredibly well. We enjoyed the gaming experience even though it wasn’t designed for it, in part because it had excellent speakers and a highly vivid touch display.
In relation to that, we really enjoyed using this tablet to watch movies and YouTube videos. The HP Envy x360 does motion movies complete justice. It also displays 4K videos well, with hardly any frame skips. On this notebook, typing and working were both not horrible experiences. One can work on it for a very long period because to the spacious keyboard and the multi-touch trackpad, which both respond effectively.
Verdict and Final Words
The HP Envy x360 comes with the 64-bit version of Windows 10, and it functions flawlessly. No matter how you use this convertible, everything is sleek, and the touch display provides a really sophisticated experience (laptopor tablet mode). The stylus is a useful addition, and using and holding it is not difficult. Nevertheless, we frequently just tapped the screen. Designers will, however, adore its inclusion in the pack.
When considering the price of Rs 77,990, one may initially think if an Intel laptop would be preferable. However, after using it for a short while, we decided that in no way. The performance is outstanding; however, since this laptop is designed for superb professional use rather than gaming, you do miss having a dedicated graphics card. The screen wraps completely around, it has a fantastic appearance, and you can use it as a tablet. Yes, there is a lot of bloatware on the HP Envy x360, and removing it was difficult. One would not want to witness that at this price. One initially wants to experiment with a stock version of Windows.
Pros:
good performance and a screen
Well-built
outstanding sound
Cons:
The cost of an AMD device
Bloatware
