New ultraportable 2-in-1 responsive, the HP Envy x360 13-ar0003nf convertible tablet with its 13-inch IPS Full HD touch-screen illuminated 360-degree convertible display sports a thin black and light design. Versatile, it is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core Picasso processor with Vega graphics solution, fast SSD storage, USB 3.1 Type-C connectivity, a backlit chiclet keyboard and a reader fingerprint.
HP Envy x360 13-ar0003nf Specs
| Slab | 13.3 “Full HD IPS micro-edge LED touch multi-touch openable 360 ° Corning Gorilla (1920×1080, brilliant) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Picasso (2.1 GHz, 4 cores, TDP 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 8 GB (Welded) DDR4 2400 MHz |
| Storage space | 256GB SSD M.2 (NVMe PCIe) |
| Graphic card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 integrated into the processor |
| Optical reader | – |
| Audio system | 4 speakers Bang & Olufsen Audio Boost |
| webcam | Yes, HD WideVision with Mic with Kill Switch Function |
| Network | Wi-Fi ac (2×2) |
| Bluetooth | Yes, Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Card reader | microSD |
| Video output (s) | – |
| Fingerprint reader | Yes, Windows Hello compatible |
| Entries exits) | Headphone / Mic Combo |
| ExpressCard | – |
| Firewire | – |
| USB | 2 USB 3.0 (including 1 loadable) 1 USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen1) |
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Drums | Li-Polymer 4 cells 53 Whr (210gr) |
| Autonomy announced | 7 hours |
| Dimensions (mm) | 306 x 212 x 14.7 |
| Weight | 1.3 Kg |
| Guarantee | 2 years |
| Other | Backlit chiclet keyboard, multi-touch touchpad; Supplied USB-C to HDMI 2.0 adapter |
| software | HP Apps |
Chassis, connectors, HP Envy x360 13-ar0003nf display
It sports a sober and elegant design with its black night frame finish anodized and sandblasted.
As it can open 360 ° to become a tablet, this ultraportable is also original.
The screen benefits from touch-sensitive multi-touch technology: by applying at least one finger on it (or stylus), by pressure / gestures, one can interact with the system and the software.
The screen lends itself well to High Definition content such as videos by its precise Full HD definition and its 16 / 9th format. With its IPS technology, it displays more accurate colors than average as well as important vertical and horizontal viewing angles. Brilliant because of its tactile aspect, it revives colors but is subject to reflections.
A backlight system equips the keyboard chiclet which is convenient to distinguish its keys in case of reduced ambient light.
In addition, the system can be identified by fingerprint recognition via Windows Hello technology thanks to the built-in biometric reader.
The webcam has the Kill Switch feature, a device to stop it and thus protect privacy.
This HP ultraportable 2-in-1 has a connection consisting of 1 audio port, Wi-Fi ac modules and Bluetooth 4.2 for wireless remote connections and communications, 1 USB 3.1 Type-C or 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 compliant) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are plugged into it. Built-in HDMI video output point though. But good point, this model comes with a USB-C to HDMI 2.0 adapter.
Performance, autonomy of the HP Envy x360 13-ar0003nf
The HP Envy x360 13-ar0003nf is a compact notebook convertible tablet for versatile use common nomadic.
It is able to satisfy many users in terms of general performance because it is equipped with an AMD processor APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) AMD Ryzen 5 3500U low power Quad Core Picasso coupled with 8 GB of RAM.
Although lacking a dedicated GPU, this ultraportable hybrid is nevertheless able to run games that are not very greedy in graphic resources. The Radeon Vega 8 solution housed within the Picasso is positioned at the level of a dedicated entry-level graphics card.
Of course, you can also look at photos and videos with this 2-in-1 notebook that is all the more responsive to the use of SSD storage. An SSD is remembered much faster than a hard drive but also less energy, more shock resistant and silent.
Thanks to the SSD, on a daily basis this PC is noticeably more responsive and fluid than a hard disk. Thus, startups / stops and launching applications are much faster.
Here it is specifically a 256 GB SSD that is integrated, sufficient capacity for many uses but lower standard hard drives as often with embedded SSD. If it’s too fair, we always have the possibility to rely on an external storage unit. Opting for a USB 3.0 device is an interesting solution for fast transfers.
As for the autonomy of this computer convertible tablet whose compactness and lightness facilitate transport, plan about 7 hours of battery operation in light use.