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日本[Video Review] HP Spectre x360 16 (16-f1000) – Impressive Creator machine
HP Spectre x360 16 (16-f1000, f2000 2022, 2023) in-depth review
Convertible laptops usually have one big flaw. At the expense of the good that comes with the touchscreen capability and the 360° of the hinge, which allows you to use it as a tablet, there is a limitation. That of the improper cooling.And when we took our first look at the Spectre x360 16 (16-f1000) we thought - there is no way it will be able to deal with the hardware it was given. It has a very slim chassis (or one that appears slimmer than it is).HP, on the other hand, appears to be really confident to give you the option of an Intel Core i7-12700H - one of the most powerful lapt[...]
Pros
- Excellent build quality
- Up to 4 display support
- High resolution and 98% sRGB coverage (AUO AUO60A3)
- No PWM (AUO AUO60A3)
- Great keyboard
- IR face recognition and fingerprint sensors
- Overperforming in image-editing applications
- Decent battery life
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 + MicroSD card slot
Cons
- Soldered memory
- Not full performance by the H-series chip
HP Spectre x360 16 (16-f1000, f2000 2022, 2023) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 32GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 83Wh, 6-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 357.86 x 245.36 x 19.81 mm (14.09" x 9.66" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 2.01 kg (4.4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- MicroSD
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HP True Vision 5MP IR
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Array Digital Microphones
- Speakers
- Quad Stereo Speakers, Bang & Olufsen
- Optical drive
All HP Spectre x360 16 (16-f1000, f2000 2022, 2023) configurations
[Intro]
Large convertibles don’t really make a lot of sense, however, that didn’t stop HP from putting everything and the kitchen sink inside the Spectre x360 16, including a very powerful Core i7-12700H. How does it handle our rigorous testing process?
If you have some time, check out our detailed review on our website through the link in the upper right corner. And if you don’t, stick around and watch this quick recap.
[Design and construction]
We’re starting off very well, as the machine has an aluminum chassis and a very pretty blue finish. The edges of the lid and the base are curved, so the Spectre feels even thinner than its 19.9 mm profile would suggest. It’s average weighing for a 15-incher, at 2.01 kg, but tablet use could get tiring in some situations…unless you’re Ronnie Coleman.
[Input devices]
The laptop does have balanced hinges which allow one-handed opening, showing off the glass display cover, with thin bezels that manage to fit a Full HD webcam and an IR scanner for Windows Hello.
Looking at the base, we find stereo speakers, as well as the keyboard and touchpad, which are some of the best that we’ve tested. The keyboard has long key travel and clicky feedback, while the pad is large and responsive. The surface is silky smooth as well.
[Ports]
The I/O is situated on the sides, as well as the two cut-off corners on the back. On the left, you find an audio jack, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a jawed USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 2) port. On the opposite end, you can see two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MicroSD card slot, and a power plug.
[Display]
Hidden behind the glass slab sits a 3K+ IPS panel with a 16:10 aspect ratio. It’s excellent for consuming as well as creating content, thanks to the high 400-nit brightness and 98% sRGB coverage. Our Design and Gaming profile also manages to make it very accurate, with a dE value of 1.5.
You can find links to our profiles in the description, and in the upper right corner of the video.
[Sound]
The speakers really live up to the Bang & Olufsen branding, providing loud and quality sound with no frequency deviations.
[Battery]
We’re also pleasantly surprised by the 83Wh battery, which lasts for 12 hours and 47 minutes of Web browsing, or 9 hours and 53 minutes of video playback. That’s a pretty good result.
[Performance]
The Core i7-12700H isn’t very well suited for this machine, being just slightly more powerful than the Core i7-1280P inside the MSI Summit E16 Evo Flip.
Graphics-wise, you get the integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 or the discrete Arc A370M, which we don’t really recommend. We’ve got benchmarks of the GPU on our LaptopMedia benchmarks channel if you’re interested, as well as a complete article on gaming on Arc, which we’ll link down below.
[Cooling]
Looking at the cooling, we’re not impressed by the two heat pipes and two fans inside the Spectre. The Core i7 does go higher than its base power limit for the first 30 seconds of the test while settling comfortably at 40W in the long run.
On the other hand, the laptop is very comfortable to use, as the fans are quiet, while the external temperature on the base doesn’t go over 35°C.
[Teardown and upgradeability]
Despite the larger form factor, the laptop does have soldered memory, with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM. You can upgrade the storage, as there’s one M.2 slot for Gen 4 SSDs.
If you need help getting to the slot, we have a separate teardown video, which shows how to do it.
[Verdict]
While we generally aren’t fans of large convertibles, the HP Spectre x360 16 makes up for it with an excellent build and pretty much no shortcomings, except for the upgradeability and the H-series CPU, which doesn’t realize its potential.
For a deeper look at the Spectre x360 16, check out our detailed review in the description below.
