HP Pavilion Aero 13 vs Pavilion 15 (2023)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Aero 13
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 750 grams less (around 1.65 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 70% sharper screen – 170 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (96.2 vs 130.7 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Pavilion 15 (2023)
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 38-52% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 297 x 209 x 16.9 mm 11.69 x 8.23 x 0.67 inches |
360.2 x 234 x 17.9 mm 14.18 x 9.21 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 621 cm2 (96.2 inches2) | 843 cm2 (130.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.6% | ~79.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Gold, Pink | White, Gold, Blue, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 35 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Pavilion 15 (2023)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Pavilion Aero 13
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1316:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 74.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 73.4% | - |
| Response time | 37 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.34 V |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Right |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 220 / 312 grams | 300 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 219 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~76.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.0 x 6.5 cm | 11.5 x 7.4 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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