The Ryzen 5 4600U-powered Envy costs hundreds of dollars less than the Core i7-1065G7 Spectre and yet it is able to run longer and faster while being just as thin and light. Maybe it’s time for HP to add the same Ryzen options for its flagship Spectre series.

HP redesigned its Envy x360 13 convertible this year and it’s a huge improvement over the 2019 model. Aside from being noticeably smaller, it also carries AMD’s new 3rd generation 4000U series of processors which are significantly faster and more power efficient than the older 2nd generation 3000U series. All the new changes put the Envy x360 13 very close to the costlier Spectre x360 13 and, in some cases, it even surpassing the Spectre.

The Spectre family is supposed to be home to HP’s higher-end and more luxurious laptops when compared to the mid-range and more affordable Envy family, but our comparison charts and tables below show how close the latest Envy systems are getting. Key characteristics like dimensions, weight, keyboard, and chassis skeleton are beginning to look a lot alike between them.
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