Blade 15 (Late 2020) vs Envy 16 (Early 2022)

Blade 15 (Late 2020) $1,500
Envy 16 (Early 2022) $1,400
Base Price
$1,500
Base Price
$1,400
CPU
Core i7-10750H
CPU
Core i5-12500H
GPU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop
GPU
Arc A370M
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i7-10750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,480
39%
GB6M 5,340
22%
GB6S 2,200
58%
GB6M 9,000
38%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop
1536 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1590MHz
Arc A370M
1024 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1550MHz
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 4.88 TFLOPS
10%
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.17 TFLOPS
6%
16GB
DDR4-2933
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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120Hz
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120Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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Power
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
Power
DC - 4.5 x 3mm
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
180W
19.50V
9.23A
150W
19.50V
7.70A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC - 4.5 x 3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
60.8Wh
3948mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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83.1Wh
7180mAh
11.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Height
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.71 L
Height
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Width
357.4 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
251.7 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.78 L
Weight
2.05 kg (4.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.63 kg (5.8 lb)
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Weight
2.322 kg (5.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.64 kg (5.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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