HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 vs. HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13

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HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15

In depth comparison and review of HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 and HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13. Compare sizes, performance, storage capacities, batteries and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right laptop for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the laptop that will best fit your needs.

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HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 vs. HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Product Type Notebook Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 38.45 cm x 26.51 cm x 2.88 cm 29.7 cm x 20.9 cm x 1.69 cm
Weight 2.32 kg 1 kg
Case Material - Magnesium-aluminum alloy
Colour Twinkle black, hybrid green pattern Two-coat high bake paint finish, thixomolding (cover and keyboard frame), pale rose gold (base) | Natural silver (base), two-coat high bake paint finish, thixomolding (cover and keyboard frame)
DISPLAY HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Screen Size (Type) 15.6" 13.3" - IPS
LCD Backlight Technology WLED backlight -
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 (HD) 2560 x 1600 (WQXGA)
Widescreen Yes Yes
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9 -
Image Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Gamut - 100% sRGB
Features HD BrightView Anti-glare, Micro Edge
PROCESSOR HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
CPU Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) 6300HQ / 2.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800U / 1.9 GHz
Max Turbo Speed 3.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of Cores Quad-Core 8-core
Cache 6 MB L3 - 16 MB
64-bit Computing Yes -
Chipset Mobile Intel HM170 -
Features Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, Intel Smart Cache AMD Freesync Technology
MEMORY HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
RAM 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 8 GB (provided memory is soldered)
Max RAM Supported 16 GB -
RAM Type DDR3L SDRAM DDR4 SDRAM - non-ECC
Speed 1600 MHz / PC3L-12800 3200 MHz
Rated Speed 1600 MHz 3200 MHz
Form Factor SO-DIMM 204-pin SO-DIMM 260-pin
Slots Qty 2 -
Empty Slots 1 -
STORAGE HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 128 GB SSD M.2 512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe - NVM Express (NVMe), HP Value
Secondary Storage 1 TB HDD SATA 3Gb/s / 5400 rpm -
Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM -
AUDIO & VIDEO HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Multi-GPU Configuration 1 single GPU card / integrated GPU -
Graphics Processor (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M / Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon Graphics
Video Memory 4 GB DDR3L SDRAM -
Camera Yes - 1280 x 720 Yes - HD
Camera Features HP TrueVision HD HP Wide Vision
Video Resolutions - 720p
Sound Stereo speakers, two microphones Stereo speakers, dual array microphone
Audio Features Bang & Olufsen Audio Bang & Olufsen Audio, HP Audio Boost
COMMUNICATIONS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Wireless Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.2
Network Interface 10/100 Ethernet -
Features Miracast Miracast, dual stream (2x2), MU-MIMO
BATTERY HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Technology 4-cell Lithium Ion 3-cell lithium polymer
Battery Capacity (Size) 48 Wh 43 Wh
Battery Life - Up to 10 hours
Battery Run Time - Typical usage: up to 10 hours
Video playback: up to 9.75 hours
AC ADAPTER HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Output 90 Watt 65 Watt
INPUT HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Type Keyboard, imagepad Keyboard, imagepad
Numeric Keypad Yes -
Keyboard Backlight Yes Yes
Features Multi-touch touchpad, touchpad with gesture support, gesture function Gesture function, precision touchpad, multi-touch ImagePad
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Interfaces HDMI
Headphone/microphone combo jack
USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
LAN
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (supports DisplayPort 1.4 Alt Mode) (Power Delivery, Sleep & Charge)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
HDMI
Headphone/microphone combo jack
Memory Card Reader Yes (SD Card) -
SOFTWARE HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Operating System (OS) Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition - English Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition Plus
Software Included Skype, EverNote, McAfee LiveSafe (30 days trial), Dropbox (25 GB Cloud Storage) (free for 6 months), Unigine Heaven, Unigine Valley, B&O PLAY, HP 3D DriveGuard, HP Lounge Microsoft 365 (30 days trial), McAfee LiveSafe (30 days trial), Dropbox (25 GB Cloud Storage) (free for 1 year), HP Audio Switch, HP Connection Optimizer, Alexa, ExpressVPN (30 days trial), LastPass Premium (30 days trial), HP QuickDrop, HP OMEN Gaming Hub, Adobe (1 month trial), HEVC Media Extension
MISCELLANEOUS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 HP Pavilion Aero Laptop 13
Included Accessories Power adapter HP 65 Watt Smart nPFC AC Adapter
Security - Fingerprint reader
Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), power-on password HP Fast Charge
Compliant Standards - RED
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes Yes
EPEAT Compliant - EPEAT Gold
Manufacturer Warranty Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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