HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) vs Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021)

HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) $1,550

Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021) $1,600

Base Price (MSRP) $1,550	Base Price (MSRP) $1,600
CPU Core i7-11800H	CPU Core i5-11400H
GPU UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12	GPU UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory 8GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 512GB	Storage 256GB
Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -	Display 17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i7-11800H 8 Cores 16 Threads 2.3GHz Clock	Core i5-11400H 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,900 47% GB6M 7,820 29%	GB6S 1,820 45% GB6M 6,365 24%

GPU


UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12 256 Shaders 1450MHz Shared Memory	UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12 128 Shaders 1450MHz Shared Memory
N/A 0% FP32 0.74 TFLOPS 1%	N/A 0% FP32 0.37 TFLOPS 1%

Memory


8GB DDR4-3200	8GB DDR4-3200
24 Tabs 5%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.5GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2280-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.3GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video 24%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


15.6" LCD IPS -	17" LCD IPS -
400 Nits -	500 Nits -
60Hz -	60Hz -
1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI	1920x1200 2.3 Million Pixels 133 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,300:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,600:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

79 Keys

Scissor Switch

1.00mm

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.1

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -
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Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x HDMI 2.1 - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
Card - 1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I	Card 1x SDXC Card UHS-II -
Power DC 4.5x3mm	- -
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


200W 19.50V 10.30A	130W 20.00V 6.50A
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DC 4.5x3mm - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable	USB-C - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable

Battery

83.1Wh 7180mAh 11.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	97Wh 8509mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion -
Up to 6 Hours	Up to 7.5 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans Vapour Chamber -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 6.0mm	- - Display Side Boarder Size 4.0mm
Height 18.4 mm (0.7 in) Width 357.9 mm (14.1 in) Depth 236.8 mm (9.3 in) Volume 1.56 L	Height 19.1 mm (0.8 in) Width 374.5 mm (14.7 in) Depth 248.1 mm (9.8 in) Volume 1.77 L
Weight 2.18 kg (4.8 lb) Weight + Charger 2.84 kg (6.3 lb) - -	Weight 2.21 kg (4.9 lb) Weight + Charger 2.69 kg (5.9 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
Storage Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Storage Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 - - - - - - - - - -
Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM	Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM
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