HP Envy x360 15 Review: A Budget-Friendly 2-in-1 Laptop
Design and Screen
The HP Envy x360 15 is one of the biggest 2-in-1 laptops you’ll find, with a 15.6-inch OLED touchscreen display. It’s great for a convertible laptop, but it’s heavy and bulky to carry around, weighing in at 1.77kg.
Features
The 2-in-1 functionality and the OLED touchscreen are the headline features on the HP Envy x360 15. In tent mode, the screen can become a miniature ‘cinema screen’, and with the brightness and colour gamut on show here, any TV show or film was presented in vivid colours with deep true blacks. It can also function as a makeshift easel for drawing or artworking on the touchscreen.
Performance
Sporting an Intel Core i5-1335U processor with Iris Xe graphics and only 8GB of RAM, this review unit has less power than the 13-inch variant we reviewed in late-2022. As it isn’t an ‘AI’ laptop, those specs and components will look rather old-fashioned in the rapidly moving tech space of next-gen laptops, but the upshot is that it can become a bit of a bargain prospect, thanks to the nice touchscreen and tablet functionalities.
Benchmark Scoring
| Geekbench 6: | CPU Multi-core: 7,428 | GPU OpenCL: 12,452 |
| Cinebench R23: | CPU Multi-core: 7,860 |
| Handbrake: | Transcoding 10m34s 4K video to FHD: 9m20s |
Price
The retail price for the HP Envy x360 15 is £999, but you can frequently find it discounted now, including a tempting offer for any student over Christmas, with it down to £699, a very competitive price for the spec.
Who is it for?
Students and hybrid workers looking for an affordable general-work laptop who like the touchscreen functionality and the tablet mode should be shortlisting this machine.
Buy it if…
- You want an affordable 2-in-1
- You like drawing on a tablet but also have a laptop
- You don’t mind the limited screen resolution
Don’t buy it if…
- You need to deal with any 3D, animation or heavy rendering work
- You want a 3K/4K screen
- You need an ‘AI-ready’ laptop
Conclusion
The HP Envy x360 15 is a budget-friendly 2-in-1 laptop that offers a great tablet experience and a good screen. While it may not be the most powerful laptop, it’s a great option for students and hybrid workers who need a reliable device for general work.
