APRIL 2019 PCWorld 61with two screen options, each with trade-offs:
a super bright, 650-nit 1080p Sure View
option, which helps shield your screen from
someone looking over your shoulder; and
what we tested: a more conventional though
still impressive 4K display. Viewing angles are
excellent, with little to no loss of brightness
when viewed from an extreme angle.
However, its 300-nit maximum brightness,
while comfortably above the 250-nit
threshold that we consider to be adequate,
feels a bit spare for a laptop at this price. HP
obviously made its decision to maximize
battery life. Still, we’d prefer the option of
dialing it down ourselves.
You’ll also see a rather sizable chin
surrounding the screen, though HP says that
it’s shrunk by about two millimeters. All told,
the bezels have shrunk about 11 percent from
the prior generation, HP says, although it’s far
from an edge-to-edge screen.
The HP Spectre x360 15 (2019) does not
ship with Intel’s 1-watt LPDT panel. The
13-inch Spectre x360 does, however, offering
whopping battery life for those who favor it.WHAT’S NEW: DIAMOND
EDGES AND A PRIVACY
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The most distinctive new visual element on
the Spectre x360 (2019) are the angled,
“diamond” edges on the rear corners of the
laptop. But they’re not just aesthetic
improvements—HP tucked the power button
on the left rear corner, and a USB-C port on
the right rear corner. Even the lower corners
of the screen have a
similar diamond cutout.
The right rear corner’s
angled edge neatly
accommodates the
USB-C port as well as a
connecting cable.
(Both USB ports
support Thunderbolt.)
It all fits together nicely.
While I’m not
convinced that the
angled corners offer
any functional
improvements over
Our review unit shipped in Poseidon Blue, with Pale Brass accents. side- or rear-mounted