MacBook Pro 13 (M2, Mid 2022) vs HP Pavilion 14 Plus (Early 2022)

MacBook Pro 13 (M2, Mid 2022) $1,299

HP Pavilion 14 Plus (Early 2022) $680

Base Price (MSRP) $1,299	Base Price (MSRP) $680
CPU M2 (8C10G)	CPU Core i5-1235U
GPU 10-Core M2	GPU GeForce MX550
Memory 8GB	Memory 16GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 256GB
Display 13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -	Display 14" LCD IPS 2240x1400 -

Tech Specs

CPU


M2 (8C10G) 8 Cores 8 Threads 3.49GHz Clock	Core i5-1235U 10 Cores 12 Threads 1.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,640 65% GB6M 9,750 37%	GB6S 1,865 46% GB6M 5,680 21%

GPU


10-Core M2 1280 Shaders 1398MHz Shared Memory	GeForce MX550 1024 Shaders 1320MHz 2GB GDDR6 96GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 30 FPS 25% FP32 3.58 TFLOPS 7%	1080p 32 FPS 27% FP32 2.7 TFLOPS 5%

Memory


8GB LPDDR5-6400	16GB DDR4-3200
24 Tabs 5%	56 Tabs 11%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2242-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.9GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video 11%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


13.3" LCD IPS -	14" LCD IPS -
500 Nits -	300 Nits -
60Hz -	60Hz -
2560x1600 4.1 Million Pixels 227 PPI	2240x1400 3.1 Million Pixels 189 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,200:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

65 Keys

Scissor Switch

1.00mm

White Backlight

Touch Bar

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Force Touch 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 5.2

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

600 Series P+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 4 (40Gbps) - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - 2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


67W 20.00V 3.27A	90W 12.00V 5.00A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.27A 20V (65.4W) - - -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 5.00A 15V (75W) 4.50A 20V (90W) - - -
- USB-C - Removable Cable -	USB-C - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

58.2Wh 5103mAh 11.41V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	51Wh 4416mAh 11.55V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 20 Hours	Up to 4.5 Hours
Charge Time - - - Up to 100% in 150 min	Charge Time Up to 50% in 30 min - - -

Operating System

macOS 12 Monterey	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Plastic - -
Cooler 1x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 9.0mm	- - - -
Height 15.6 mm (0.6 in) Width 304.1 mm (12 in) Depth 212.4 mm (8.4 in) Volume 1.01 L	Height 16.5 mm (0.7 in) Width 313.4 mm (12.3 in) Depth 224.3 mm (8.8 in) Volume 1.16 L
Weight 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) Weight + Charger 1.61 kg (3.5 lb) - -	Weight 1.402 kg (3.1 lb) Weight + Charger 1.68 kg (3.7 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not 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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