HP Spectre x360 Full In-depth Review

HP Spectre x360

Pros:

1. Build quality is on the premium side.
2. Battery life is quite impressive.
3. Performance is great. 
4. Type-C charging port. 

Cons:

1. RAM is not upgradeable.
2. No one hand opening.
3. Full-sized SD card slot would have been better.

Box Contents

1. Laptop
2. A leather case 
3. 65Watt fast charger (Type-C)
4. User manuals

Specifications

1. RAM- 16GB DDR4 (4266 MHz) {NOT UPGRADEABLE} 
2. Processor- 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4 Core, 8 threads, 12M Cache, up to
                     4.60GHz)
3. Storage- 1TB SSD
4. Graphics- Intel Iris Xe (Onboard)

Upgrade Options:

The storage is Upgradeable up to 2TB.

Exterior Overview

The Hp Spectre x360 is fully made up of metal on the exterior side. The front side houses a 'HP' logo with matt finish which enhances the looks, there is no top-lid flex. The rear is also finish with metal, which houses the air-vents and the speaker grilles. The build quality certainly justifies the premium price. 

The laptop cannot be opened with one hand and weighs around 1.27kgs. 

Exterior Look

Ports available:

Left Side:

1. Power button
2. Headphone and microphone jack. {3.5mm}
3. USB-3.1 Type-A port

Right Side:

1. Thunderbolt Port x2
2. Webcam Switch
3. Micro-Sd Card slot

Interior Overview

The interior is also made up of metal with the same matt-finish. The flip houses a 13.3" display with narrow bezels and a web-cam. The other side houses a mini-sized keyboard and trackpad. The keyboard is a single-coloured backlit with 3 levels of brightness.  There is also a fingerprint sensor below the keyboard which is pretty fast and accurate. 

Interior Look

The keyboard gives a nice feel and feedback while typing and is the trackpad also compliments the same. Overall both the trackpad and keyboard is good enough and justifies the price.
 

Display & Sound

The Hp Spectre x360 comes with a 13.3" 1080p IPS display. The display supports multi-touch and also is 100%sRGB certified. The display of the laptop can reach up-to 400nits of peak brightness which is more than enough in outdoor usage. The screen also supports stylus for enhancing experience for creators. 
 
The laptop can also be used as a tablet in which the keyboard is locked and the touch response of the screen is also pretty good.

Tablet Mode

The  laptop also comes with MS Office Home and Student for lifetime and also supports Windows Hello {IR face recognition} which is also pretty fast and reliable. Along with this there are also other software and features for creators and business persons.

The speakers of the laptop is from 'Bang and Olufsen' and the overall sound output is pretty good and accurate which is also beneficial for creators especially is sound department. There is also a software for tweaking the audio output. 

Performance

Bench Marks:
1. Cinebech R23- Single-Core- 1372
                               Multi-Core- 4710
2. Geekbench 5- Single-Core- 1485
                             Multi-Core- 5039

Overall Performance: The  above results are  evident about the sheer performance of the laptop. In one line it is a beast of a performer, you can do anything and everything with it.

The laptop can run games like Valorent, GTA-5, etc. smoothly. Overall the performance is quite good but certainly it is not meant for gamers.

Fans for better Thermal

                                            

Video-Editing: The laptop can handle any sort of video-editing software and also 1080p work is also very smooth as expected from it. It struggles a bit in 4k but can be done.

Battery-Life:  The laptop can last about 9 hours in a typical usage (Screen on time may vary). The battery charging is also pretty fast a with the 65Watt fast charger. 

Verdict

 HP Spectre x360 almost costs around 1.30L (may vary) and is certainly on the premium side. Overall it is a beast of a machine and can handle every task given to it. The laptop is mainly for professionals and business persons who look for light-weight laptop. Overall the laptop is certainly good and light-weight and if it satisfies your requirements  go for it.

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HP Spectre x360 11th Gen Intel Core i5 : https://amzn.to/3mzCH1a

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