HP OMEN 16 Black 2025
HP
67 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
Microsoft
75 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
HP OMEN 16 Black 2025
72 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
The HP Omen laptop receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its strong performance for gaming and multitasking, excellent value for the price, and easy upgradability. However, significant concerns include severe overheating with loud fans, Wi-Fi connectivity issues with 5G networks, and inaccurate RAM configuration descriptions leading to upgrade limitations.
Pros
- Strong gaming performance
- Great value for the price
- Easy to upgrade internals
- Good build quality and cooling design
- Fast loading and multitasking
Cons
- Severe overheating under load
- Loud fan noise
- Wi-Fi 5G connectivity issues
- Inaccurate RAM configuration description
- Limited storage space
Gaming performance 5
Overheating 3
Fan noise 3
Wifi connectivity 2
Ram configuration 2
Value for money 4
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
Gaming
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Developer
Student
Business
Entertainment
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Specifications
| HP OMEN 16 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX★ | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 16★ | 12 |
| Frequency | 5.3 GHz★ | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070★ | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB | 64 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 16" | 15" |
| Resolution | 2560 px★ | 2496 px |
| Panel | IPS | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz★ | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB | sRGB |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 3★ | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | — | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 3.20 kg | 1.66 kg★ |
| Battery | 83 Wh★ | 66 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
HP OMEN 16 Black 2025
- Strong cpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong screen (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong gpu (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average portability (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (35th 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 (27th percentile)
Pricing
HP OMEN 16 Black 2025
No current pricing available
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
Verdict
Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Scores 75 overall, wins 3 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 30 specs.
