![]() The Spectre x360 14's 1920 x 1280-resolution panel covers 75% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, making it more colorful than the panel on the XPS 13 2-in-1 (70%) and about as vibrant as the Yoga 9i's (76%) 14-inch display. The aforementioned fireball may not have burst off the screen in the same way but what the FHD panel lacks in contrast it makes up for with decent colors, brightness and detail.ģK2K OLED (left) 1920 x 1280-pixels IPS (right) (Image credit: Laptop Mag) I could go on about this gorgeous panel but the lower-res option deserves some praise as well. I could see every wrinkle in Daniel Craig, ahem, James Bond's relaxed pose and the OLED magic made his sapphire eyes pop off his faintly rosy complexion. Glorious shades of sizzling orange and yellow erupted from the OLED panel, glistening off the indigo ocean after a plane laid waste to an oil rig in the trailer for 007: No Time to Die. But don't rule out the 1920 x 1280-pixel screen, which is reasonably colorful and gets pretty bright (not to mention, it's not nearly as power-hungry). As expected, the 3K2K OLED display offers a better picture, exhibiting exceptionally vibrant colors, perfect black levels and unparalleled contrast. HP was kind enough to send us both the 14-inch, 1920 x 1280-pixel (WUXGA+) IPS and 3000 x 2000-pixel (3K2K) OLED displays, and they are both great. Our OLED model comes in Nightfall Black, which is even more glamorous albeit less intriguing to my eyes. It starts with a Poseidon Blue hue (seriously, get this color option!), a dark hue that's somewhere between emerald and indigo. But enough of the superlatives, let's get to the why. Stunning, as in, this is the most gorgeous laptop I've ever reviewed. I'm hardly exaggerating the Spectre x360 14 is absolutely stunning. I've likened the company's Spectre laptops to precious stones before using that same analogy, the Spectre x360 14 is the crown jewel - you know, the one encased in bulletproof glass for everyone to see but not touch. On a positive note, HP includes a rechargeable Tilt Pen stylus and a fancy laptop sleeve free of charge. Our OLED review unit costs $1809.99 and has an Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.Īlthough there have been 13-inch and 15-inch versions of this PC, the Spectre x360 14 is technically the first of its kind, so let's hope the price goes down a bit in future iterations. Upgrading to an OLED display raises the price by only $90. Throw in goodies like a gorgeous OLED display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a light chassis and surprising battery life and you have one the best laptops on the planet in early 2021.If it were up to me, I'd spend $1,619 for our review unit, which has an FHD display, a Core i7-1165G7 CPU with 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Well-engineered laptops like the HP Spectre x360 14 with Intel’s fastest 11th gen mobile processors are addictive. The b asic configuration starts at about $1,170 as of March 2021. Pricing changes often on HP’s website but, as of March 2021, generally hovers around $1,700 for the Spectre x360 14 OLED (1 TB) config I’ve been using, which is competitive with the Dell XPS 13 and beats the M1 MacBook Pro 13. You’d be surprised at how many devices still have USB-A ports - and not everyone carries dongles around with them. HP includes a USB Type-A (old USB standard), which I’ve found necessary more than a few times. While the Spectre x360 14’s keyboard isn’t quite as good - due to the firmness of the keys and slightly less pleasing tactile feedback - as those on the more expensive HP EliteBooks, I type on it all day with no complaints. HP consistently makes excellent keyboards. And the Spectre comes with a good Bang & Olufsen equalizer, which I find invaluable. And HP’s is the best yet I’ve used on a laptop.įor a sub-15-inch laptop, the Spectre x360 14 has brawny Bang & Olufsen speakers: plenty of bass and mid-range and little distortion at high volume. An OLED beats an LCD in my usage scenarios (which doesn’t include gaming) any day of the week. The best display on a 13-inch class laptop I’ve used to date.Īnd by using a 3:2 aspect ratio, HP manages to squeeze the display into a design that’s less wide than the M1 MacBook Pro despite the latter’s smaller display (see image at bottom). ![]() The Spectre uses a big, very bright 13.5-inch OLED display that produces a wide color gamut, fast response times, sharp contrast, and highly-saturated, vivid colors. HP Spectre x360 14 vs M1 MacBook Pro 13: battery life.
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