MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs HP OMEN 16 (Mid 2021)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
HP OMEN 16 (Mid 2021) $860
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$860
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
16.1" LCD IPS 1920×1080
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 5 5600H
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Ryzen 5 5600H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
1695MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
60 FPS 1080p
50%
8.68 TFLOPS FP32
17%
10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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16.1"
LCD IPS
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
110.8 in² (714.6 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
40ms GtG
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
137 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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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
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-I
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
200W
19.50V
10.30A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC 4.5x3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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83Wh
7168mAh
11.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
Charge Time
45 min 50%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic, Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Height
23 mm (0.9 in)
Width
369.2 mm (14.5 in)
Depth
248 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.11 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
2.3 kg (5.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.96 kg (6.5 lb)
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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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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