HP Spectre x360 14: Luxurious, with long battery life

The latest Intel CPU and Iris Xe graphics make all the difference.

- BEN PATTERSON

The luxurious HP Spectre x360 14 is back with some new bling—Intel’s Tiger Lake CPU. The results are as impressive as we’d hoped, with some of the fastest multicore benchmark scores we’ve ever seen. The features spoil you as much as the speed. With its roomy display, powerful graphics, and exceptional battery life, the Spectre x360 14 will please productivity mavens and content creators alike. Facial and fingerprint recognition, a physical camera shutter, and a Thunderbolt 4 port round out the perks.

SPECIFICATIONS

Let’s take a look under the hood of the HP Spectre x360 model (1Q881AV) we reviewed, currently $1,590 on HP.com (go. pcworld.com/1q88):

CPU: Quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7

Memory: 16GB

Graphics: Intel Iris Xe

Storage: 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

Display: 13.5-inch, 1920x1280 IPS touch

Webcam: 720p with physical camera shutter

Connectivity: Thunderbolt 4, SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps Type-C, SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps Type-A, MicroSD memory card reader

Networking: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0.

Biometrics: IR facial recognition, fingerprint reader

Battery capacity: 66.5 watt-hours.

Dimensions: 11.75x8.67x0.67 inches

Measured weight: 3 pounds (laptop), 0.6 pounds (AC adapter)

Two other Spectre x360 14 SKUs are available on HP.com (