Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) vs HP Spectre x360 15

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024), vs HP Spectre x360 15. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 24 GB
- 36 GB
- 48 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
n/a

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) and HP Spectre x360 15
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.14 kg 1.92 kg
Pixel size 355.7x248.1x16.8 mm 359.9x226.4x19.9 mm
Area 882 cm² 815 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 86.2 % 82.4 %
Side bezels 3.4 mm 7.3 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No Yes
Opening angle 135 ° 360 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count21
Noise Level42.3 dBn/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16.2 in 15.6 in
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 254 ppi 282 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 3456x2234 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
1000 nits
HP Spectre x360 15
400 nits
Contrast1000000:1n/a
DCI-P3 gamut100 %n/a
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut88.8 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 100 Wh 72.9 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left, Right Left
Charge Power 140 W 90/135 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 344 g n/a

Processor

Processor Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) Intel Core i7 1165G7
Base frequency 4.52 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (10P + 4E) 4
Threads 14 8
L3 Cache n/a 12 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (20-core) Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU
Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
3775
HP Spectre x360 15
2030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
21977
HP Spectre x360 15
5360
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
2242
HP Spectre x360 15
1481
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
22748
HP Spectre x360 15
5976

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core) Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
TGP 32 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 9.2 TFLOPS 2 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X DDR4
Tire Width 192 bit n/a
Memory speed 8.53 Gbit/s 2.67 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2560 768
TMUs 160 48
ROPs 80 24

RAM

RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Channels 3x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 8533 MHz 2666 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR4
Replaceable No No
Total Slots n/a 2

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 2x256 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.2 4.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 84.6 dB n/a
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Fingerprint sensor Yes Optional
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-ANo1x3.2
USB-C3x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.0
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size15.5x9.9 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassn/a
Windows PrecisionNoYes

Note

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024):

M4 Maxversion weights about ~15 grams more then M4 Pro.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) the clear winner in this comparison.

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