HP OMEN 16 (Early 2022) vs MacBook Air 15 (M2, Mid 2023)

HP OMEN 16 (Early 2022) $860
MacBook Air 15 (M2, Mid 2023) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$860
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-12500H
CPU
M2 (8C10G-FL)
GPU
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
16.1" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
M2 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
GB6S 2,200
54%
GB6M 9,000
34%
GB6S 2,500
62%
GB6M 9,525
36%
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
1024 Shaders
1560MHz
2GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 39 FPS
33%
FP32 3.2 TFLOPS
6%
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
8GB
DDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16.1"
LCD IPS
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
137 PPI
2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
2
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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 5.2
Bluetooth 5.3
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Video
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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
DC 4.5x3mm
Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
230W
19.50V
11.80A
35W
20.00V
1.75A
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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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DC 4.5x3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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83Wh
7168mAh
11.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5.5 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura
Build Material
Plastic, Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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
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
Weight
2.318 kg (5.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.08 kg (6.8 lb)
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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16t-b000
A2941
EMC 8301
Mac14,15
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