HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i Glacier Silver Aluminum 2026

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i Glacier Silver Aluminum 2026

HP
59 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i Glacier Silver Aluminum 2026

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Solid build quality
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 2
👍 Battery life 2
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Developer
HP
68
Microsoft
80
Student
HP
57
Microsoft
79
Business
HP
56
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
HP
61
Microsoft
74
Compact
HP
48
Microsoft
71
Creator
HP
33
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
HP
31
Microsoft
33
Gaming
HP
20
Microsoft
20

Specifications

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1iMicrosoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUIntel Core Ultra 5 228V★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
18,274
No data
Cores812★
Frequency2.1 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache8 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*Intel Arc Graphics★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
5,484
59
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeSharedShared
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size16"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate60 Hz120 Hz★
Brightness300 nits600 nits★
Color Gamut62.5% sRGBsRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports3★2
USB Ports11
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4USB4
HDMIHDMI 2.1—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4Bluetooth 5.4
Physical
Weight1.77 kg1.66 kg★
Battery62 Wh66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i Glacier Silver Aluminum 2026

  • Strong ram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong port selection (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong screen (68th percentile)
  • Strong gpu (66th percentile)
  • Below average portability (28th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Pricing

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i Glacier Silver Aluminum 2026 is CA$870 cheaper (1.3x less).

HP EliteBook 16" 8 G1i Glacier Silver Aluminum 2026

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 29 specs.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

CompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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