PC World - USA (2020-09)

42 PCWorld SEPTEMBER 2020

REVIEWS HP ENV Y X360 13

display brightness to 250 to 260 nits, enable

airplane mode set, and plug in earbuds at

midrange volume. Then we loop a 4K video

file using Windows’ Movies & TV app, until

the laptop shuts down.

While the Envy x360 13’s 1-watt display

surely helps battery life, the use of DDR4

memory probably doesn’t. A more advanced

laptop might have LPDDR4X memory, which

is more energy-efficient but also more

expensive. The older DDR4 in the Envy x360

13 somewhat limits graphics performance,

and it also consumes more power than

LPDDR4X.

The battery capacity is a fair 51 Watt-hours,

and the Envy x360 13 gets a very respectable

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HP Envy x360 13 Performance

Ryzen 5 4500U

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Ryzen 7 3580U

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Core i7-8565U

3DMark Sky Diver 1.0

Graphics score

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

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HP Spectre x360 13 2019

Core i7-8565U

HP Spectre x360 13 5t h Gen

Core i7-8565U

Dell XPS 13 9300 Default

Core i7-1065G7

Dell XPS 15 7590Core i9-998xq0HK

HP Envy x360 13Ryzen 5 4500U

Dell XPS 13 7390Core i7-10710U

Dell XPS 13 9380Core 7-8565U

Acer SwCore i5-8250Uift 3

Dell Inspiron 15 7000

Core i7-8665U

Acer SwRyzen 7 4700Uift 3

M14 DefaultSI Prestige

Core i7-10710U

MLaptop 3 15”icrosoft Surface

Ryzen 7 3580U

4K Battery Life

Minutess

SHORTER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

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