HP has expanded its Pavilion series of notebooks with two new 14-inch HP Pavilion x360 14 and HP Pavilion Plus 14 models, both equipped with the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors.

HP Pavilion x360 14. Image Source: HP

For the HP Pavilion x360 14 model, which starts at $599, the manufacturer offers Alder Lake-U processors. There are three models to choose from: the 10-core and 12-thread Core i7-1255U and Core i5-1235U, as well as the six-core and eight-thread Core i3-1215U.

The laptop is equipped with a 14-inch, 360-degree IPS-display with support for a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, a brightness of 250 cd/m ² and 45 percent coverage of the NTSC color space. The laptop offers 8 or 16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM built into the motherboard, a 512 GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD or 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD.

HP Pavilion x360 14 received one HDMI 2.1 connector, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gb / s), two USB Type-A (5 Gb / s) ports, as well as a combined 3.5 mm audio jack, card reader Micro SD memory and nano-SIM slot (optional). Also for the novelty, support for Wi-Fi 6 / 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 standards is announced. Additionally, 5G support is offered.

The laptop is equipped with Bang & Olufsen speakers, can be equipped with a 5 megapixel webcam and a fingerprint scanner. In standalone mode, the HP Pavilion x360 14 is powered by a 43 Wh battery. The device comes with a 45W or 65W power supply and an HP MPP 2.0 Tilt Pen. The weight of the laptop is 1.35 kg. The dimensions are 322 × 210 × 18.8 mm.

The HP Pavilion Plus 14 model has a wider choice of processors. The following chip models are offered here:

• Core i7-12700H (45W, 14 cores, 20 threads);
• Core i5-12500H (45W, 12 cores, 16 threads);
• Core i5-1240P (28W, 12 cores, 16 threads);
• Core i7-1255U (15W, 10 cores, 12 threads);
• Core i5-1235U (15W, 10 cores, 12 threads).

You can also choose to equip discrete GeForce MX550 or GeForce RTX 2050 graphics cards. The laptop’s RAM is soldered on a board with a capacity of 8 or 16 GB and the DDR4-3200 standard. PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs up to 1TB or PCIe 4.0 up to 512GB are also announced.

The novelty received a 14-inch display, available in two configurations: an OLED panel with a resolution of 2280 × 1800 pixels, a refresh rate of 90 Hz and a brightness of 500 cd / m ² , or an IPS panel with a resolution of 2240 × 1400 pixels, a refresh rate of 60 Hz and brightness 300 cd/m ² .

The set of external ports of the device consists of two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gb / s), two USB Type-A (5 Gb / s), one HDMI 2.1, a combined 3.5 mm audio jack, and a memory card reader MicroSD. Bang & Olufsen stereo speakers and a 5MP webcam are also announced. There is support for wireless standards Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth. Optionally offer a fingerprint scanner and a backlit keyboard.

The weight of the novelty is 1.41 kg. The dimensions are 313.44 × 224.28 × 18.29 mm. At its thinnest point, the laptop measures 16.51mm, making it the thinnest in the Pavilion series. In standalone mode, it is powered by a 51 Wh battery. Depending on the configuration, the laptop comes with a USB Type-C charger with a power of 65 or 90 W.

The HP Pavilion Plus 14 starts at $799.