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" | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | MSI Prestige 16 Evo PRE16EVO13407 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i5 13500H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 15.6" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Graphics | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 57 | - | 70 | 35 | 82 |
| 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 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 53.6 | 68.8 | 63 | 77.4 | 74 | 90.8 | 51 | 70 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 69.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 28.9 | 36.7 | 45.9 | 96.6 | 83.8 | 92.7 | 35.8 | 0 | 98.1 | 91.3 | 58.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 71.3 | 82.3 | 73.6 | 79.3 | 0 | 60.4 | 59.3 | 58.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 50 | 51.5 | 96 | 41.4 | 51 | 90.8 | 81.8 | 96 | 51.3 |
| MSI Prestige 16 Evo PRE16EVO13407 Compare | 72.1 | 47.2 | 83.4 | 77.4 | 89.6 | 42.7 | 65.2 | 0 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 49.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
- Overall40.1
- AI/LLM11.3
- Gaming9.2
- Portability44.5
- Creator14.9
- Student65
- Business38.2
- Developer33
- Entertainment35
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