Envy is HP’s upscale but not luxurious brand, positioned above its Pavilion PCs but below its Spectre models, as you are probably aware. The new HP Envy 13 replaces the much-missed Spectre 13 ultraportable; while it has a touch screen, it is a clamshell laptop without the x360 suffix of HP 2-in-1 convertibles. It starts at $749.99; $1,199.99 as tested. Additionally, it’s one of the finest values in the 13.3-inch class, costing $350 less than a similarly equipped Dell XPS 13 and $400 less than a similarly equipped Razer Blade Stealth. The Envy should be considered an Editors’ Choice with those ultraportables despite its flaws.
HP ENVY 13 – SPECS
General
Weight
1.31 kg (2.89 lbs)
Dimensions
306.5 x 194.5 x 17 mm 12.07 x 7.66 x 0.67 inches
Area
596 cm2 (92.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
~81.8%
Side bezels
6.1 mm
Colours
Silver, Gold
Transformer
No
Cooling system
Active
Vapour chamber
No
Number of fans
1
Noise level
43.4 dB
Display
1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch) / 1920 x 1080 (Touch) / 3840 x 2160
– Display Variations
Size
13.3 inches
Type
IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
PPI
166 ppi
Aspect ratio
16:9
Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Touchscreen
No
Coating
Matte
Max. brightness
400 nits
Contrast
1839:1
sRGB colour space
97.5%
Adobe RGB profile
67.5%
DCI-P3 colour gamut
66.4%
Response time
47 ms
Battery
Capacity
51 Wh
Battery type
Li-Po
Replaceable
No
Fast charging
Yes
USB Power Delivery
Yes
Charging port position
Right
Charge power
65 W
Weigh of AC adapter
284 gramm
CPU
Intel Core i5 1135G7 / Intel Core i7 1165G7
– GPU Name
Base frequency
0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
Cores
4
Threads
8
L3 Cache
8 MB
Integrated GPU
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
Fabrication process
10 nm
The Intel Core i7-8565U processor with integrated graphics, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB NVMe solid-state drive, and a full HD (1,920 by 1,080-pixel) non-touch display are all included in the $749.99 Envy 13. The same CPU, 16GB of memory, a 512GB SSD, and a 4K (3,840 by 2,160-pixel) touchscreen powered by Nvidia’s 2GB GeForce MX250 graphics were all included in my $1,199.99 test machine (model 13-aq0044nr).
