MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs HP OMEN 16 (Early 2022)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999

HP OMEN 16 (Early 2022) $860

Base Price (MSRP) $999	Base Price (MSRP) $860
CPU M4 (10C8G-FL)	CPU Core i5-12500H
GPU 8-Core M4-FL	GPU GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
Memory 16GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 512GB
Display 13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664	Display 16.1" LCD IPS 1920×1080

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


M4 (10C8G-FL) 10 Cores 10 Threads 4.4GHz Clock	Core i5-12500H 12 Cores 16 Threads 2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765 93% GB6M 14,675 55%	GB6S 2,200 54% GB6M 9,000 34%

M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i5-12500H Full Specs Comparison

GPU


8-Core M4-FL 1024 Shaders 1470MHz Shared Memory	GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop 1024 Shaders 1560MHz 2GB GDDR6 192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 3.01 TFLOPS FP32 6%	39 FPS 1080p 33% 3.2 TFLOPS FP32 6%

8-Core M4-FL vs GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop Full Specs Comparison

Memory


16GB LPDDR5X-7500	8GB DDR5-4800
56 Tabs 11%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s	512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 4.0 x4 Up to 6GB/s
442 min 4K Video 11%	954 min 4K Video 24%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


13.6" LCD IPS - -	16.1" LCD IPS - -

Area 84.5 in² (545.3 cm²) 15.5:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 110.8 in² (714.6 cm²) 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 500 Nits -	Brightness 300 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -
Response Time 33ms GtG	Response Time 40ms GtG
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Resolution 2560×1664 4.3 Million Pixels 225 PPI	Resolution 1920×1080 2.1 Million Pixels 137 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical	Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical
Colour Depth 10-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 88% Adobe RGB	Coverage 94% sRGB 65% DCI-P3 66% Adobe RGB
Accuracy dE 1.3 Avg dE 2.7 Max dE 2.00 Greyscale 2.25 Gamma 6860K	Accuracy dE 3.7 Avg dE 7.8 Max dE 5.88 Greyscale 2.57 Gamma 6380K
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -	Coating Matte -
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Scissor Switch

RGB Backlight

Per Key Lighting

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

No Biometrics

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.2

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

600 Series P+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -
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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power MagSafe 3	Power DC 4.5x3mm
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


30W 20.00V 1.50A	230W 19.50V 11.80A
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- USB-C - Removable Cable -	DC 4.5x3mm - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

53.8Wh 4719mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	83Wh 7168mAh 11.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 16 Hours	Up to 5.5 Hours
Charge Time 30 min 50% - 50 min 80% 90 min 100%	Charge Time 30 min 50% - - -

Operating System

macOS 15 Sequoia	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Plastic, Aluminum - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm	- - - -
Height 11.3 mm (0.4 in) Width 304.1 mm (12 in) Depth 215 mm (8.5 in) Volume 0.74 L	Height 23.1 mm (0.9 in) Width 369.3 mm (14.5 in) Depth 247.9 mm (9.8 in) Volume 2.12 L
Weight 1.24 kg (2.7 lb) Weight + Charger 1.34 kg (3 lb) - -	Weight 2.318 kg (5.1 lb) Weight + Charger 3.08 kg (6.8 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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