HP Pavilion 15.6" 2026, Core i3-N305, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Lavender
CPU Intel Core i3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.6 kg
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong user sentiment (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP Pavilion 15.6" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2400 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 90 | 100 | - | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Pavilion 15.6" | 29.9 | 27.7 | 13.3 | 36.2 | 30.6 | 53.4 | 24 | 81.2 | 33.4 | 88.1 | 91 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 90.8 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 81.9 | 84.5 | 98.8 | 85.5 | 98.6 | 25.7 | 93.9 | 0 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 2.7 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 89.1 | 97.3 | 92 | 42.3 | 79.3 | 0 | 10.7 | 96 | 14.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.2 | 79.3 | 0 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall40.1
- AI/LLM11.3
- Gaming9.2
- Portability44.5
- Creator14.9
- Student65
- Business38.2
- Developer33
- Entertainment35
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