The advent of Intel’s latest 10nm chipset and the introduction of its Intel Evo platform criteria has made notebook developers jump up the gun to upgrade their existing devices and deliver them for the current market demand.
With many of HP’s competitors already releasing products satisfying the Intel’s Evo platform criteria and sporting the new Tiger Lake series processors. It was about time Hewlett Packard showed its stance in the competition.
The company announced the new versions of its already famous Envy 13 and Envy x360 13 laptops. The upgraded versions will come powered with Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake Processors and Intel Iris Xe graphics.
The ENVY 13
The ENVY 13 is built for professional developers, aka ‘creators.’ It offers the latest ports and connectivity options, including the new Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.0. The laptop’s display comes in FHD or 4K resolution and offers up to 5K output through its Thunderbolt 4.
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
| Processor | Intel Evo platform powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe |
| Memory | 8GB DDR4-2933 SDRAM |
| Storage | 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD |
| Display | 13.3-inch diagonal, FHD (1920 x 1080), multitouch-enabled, IPS, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, BrightView, 400 nits, 100% sRGB |
| Security | Fingerprint reader Camera shutter Mic mute key |
| Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 4 with USB 4 Type-C 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (HP Sleep and Charge) 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-A microSD card reader Headphone jack |
| Wireless | Intel Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5 |
| Camera | 720p with Windows Hello support |
| Audio | Bang & Olufsen with dual speakers Dual-array mic |
| Battery | 51Wh |
| Weight | 2.88 lbs (1.31kg) |
| Dimensions | 12.05 in (W) x 8.35 in (D) x 0.58 in (H) 30.61cm (W) x 21.21cm (D) x 1.47cm (H) |
| Color | Silver Wood (depending on region) |
| Availability | October 2020 |
| Price | From $900 |
The ENVY x360 13
The ENVY x360 13 is also made for ‘Creators.’ It runs on the latest Tiger Lake processors and can be flipped to function as a tablet. The device supports touch, pen input and comes with an all-in-one keyboard.
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
| Processor | Intel Evo platform powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe |
| Memory | 8GB DDR4-2933 SDRAM |
| Storage | 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD |
| Display | 13.3-inch diagonal, FHD (1920 x 1080), multitouch-enabled, IPS, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, BrightView, Corning Gorilla Glass NBT, 1000 nits, 72% NTSC, HP SureView integrated privacy screen |
| Security | Fingerprint reader Camera shutter Mic mute key |
| Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 4 with USB 4 Type-C 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-A (HP Sleep and Charge) 1x SuperSpeed USB Type-A microSD card reader Headphone jack |
| Wireless | Intel Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5 |
| Camera | 720p with Windows Hello support |
| Audio | Bang & Olufsen with dual speakers Dual-array mic |
| Battery | 51Wh |
| Weight | 2.92 lbs (1.32kg) |
| Dimensions | 12.07 in (W) x 7.66 in (D) x 0.65 in (H) 30.66cm (W) x 19.46cm (D) x 1.65cm |
| Color | Gold |
| Availability | October 2020 |
| Price | From $950 |
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