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" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 100 | - | - |
| 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 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 98.9 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Compare | 97.2 | 98.5 | 89.1 | 97.3 | 95.7 | 9.7 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 81.8 | 89.9 | 2.1 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 97.2 | 97.4 | 59.8 | 89.4 | 90 | 10 | 65.2 | 95.7 | 60.4 | 88.6 | 8.8 |
| 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 |
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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