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Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
HP Pavilion x360 11 (2021)
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Size
13.3"
Operating System
macOS
Size
11.6"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
HP Pavilion x360 11 (2021)
The HP Pavilion x360 11 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) are very different. The HP is an 11-inch 2-in-1 convertible Windows laptop, while the Apple is a 13-inch macOS laptop that you can only use in clamshell mode. The Apple is better than the HP in nearly all aspects, like a sharper and brighter display, a more comfortable keyboard, a larger touchpad, and a webcam with better video quality. The Apple also has significantly better CPU and GPU performance, and its battery lasts much longer.
Variants
- MacBook Air 13 (MGND3LL/A) (Gold - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGNE3LL/A) (Gold - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGN93LL/A) (Silver - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGNA3LL/A) (Silver - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGN63LL/A) (Space Gray - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGN73LL/A) (Space Gray - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
- Pavilion x360 11 (11m-ap0033dx) (Natural Silver - 128GB)
- Pavilion x360 11 (11m-ap0023dx) (Natural Silver - 128GB)
- Pavilion x360 11 (11m-ap0033dx) (Natural Silver - 1TB)
- Pavilion x360 11 (11m-ap0033dx) (Natural Silver - 256GB)
- Pavilion x360 11 (11m-ap0033dx) (Natural Silver - 512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.4
6.9
Battery
8.8
6.4
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
8.8
3.1
Build Quality
9.5
7.0
Touchpad
8.8
6.5
Keyboard
7.6
5.9
Ports
4.0
7.0
Reflections
8.9
6.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
2 in 1
Build Quality
9.5
7.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
8.9
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
360°
Stability
Good
Decent
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
9.1
9.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
13.3"
11.6"
Thickness
0.5" (1.3 cm)
0.6" (1.6 cm)
Width
12.0" (30.5 cm)
11.0" (28.0 cm)
Depth
8.4" (21.2 cm)
7.6" (19.4 cm)
Volume
51.3 in³ (840.6 cm³)
53.0 in³ (869.1 cm³)
Weight
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
Charger Size
5.5 in³ (90.6 cm³)
6.3 in³ (102.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
3.3
6.3
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
5.5
7.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
1366 x 768
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Pixel Density
225 PPI
136 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
84%
69%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
6.8
7.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,044 : 1
1,286 : 1
Brightness
7.8
6.2
Maximum Brightness
372 cd/m²
238 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
4 cd/m²
12 cd/m²
Reflections
8.9
6.7
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.73%
5.162%
Indirect Reflections
0.16%
0.459%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.57%
4.7%
Black Uniformity
7.4
5.4
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.071%
2.373%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
6.4
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
25°
24°
Color Washout From Right
28°
26°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
40°
41°
Color Shift From Right
46°
27°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
28°
26°
Brightness Loss From Right
31°
29°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
29°
22°
Gamma Shift From Right
32°
26°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.8
6.5
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
25°
26°
Color Washout From Above
25°
26°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
37°
40°
Color Shift From Above
41°
34°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
27°
26°
Brightness Loss From Above
28°
27°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
37°
27°
Gamma Shift From Above
35°
28°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.7
3.8
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.75
5.28
Avg. Gamma
2.2
2.26
Avg. Color dE
1.21
6.35
Avg. Color Temperature
6,883.6 K
6,095 K
Color Gamut
9.4
4.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.96%
68.16%
sRGB uv
99.84%
54.62%
Adobe RGB xy
88.07%
52.75%
Adobe RGB uv
92.88%
47.9%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.57%
53.6%
DCI P3 uv
99.15%
44.86%
Rec. 2020 xy
72.25%
38.45%
Rec. 2020 uv
73.92%
32.68%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
99%
Interface
Keyboard
7.6
5.9
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
63 gf
60 gf
Actuation Force
37 gf
30 gf
Pre-Travel
0.76 mm
0.98 mm
Total Travel
0.85 mm
1.64 mm
Touchpad
8.8
6.5
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.0
7.0
Size
14.9 in² (96.0 cm²)
8.0 in² (51.8 cm²)
Material
Glass
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.9
7.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
79 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.5 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.6
2.1
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
247 Hz
298 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
16 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.9 dB
0.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.2
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
7.5
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
4.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
2
USB-C Ports
2
1
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 3
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
No
USB-C Display Out
Yes
No
HDMI
No
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
5.0
4.2
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Apple
Intel
Model
M1
Pentium Silver N5030
Core Count
8
4
Thread Count
8
4
GPU
Brand
Apple
Intel
Model
M1
UHD Graphics 605
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
4 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
1 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR4X
DDR4
Speed
4,266 MHz
2,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
256 GB
128 GB
Usable Capacity
218 GB
87 GB
Drive 1
SDRGJHI4
Kingston RBU-SNS8350DES3128GP
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
8.8
3.1
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,721 points
511 points
CPU Multi-Thread
7,437 points
1,453 points
GPU Compute
19,359 points
1,431 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.1
2.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,497 points
398 points
Multi-Thread
6,855 points
1,109 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
6.2
0.0
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
7.3 min
45.6 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.1
0.7
Basemark Image
Overall Score
26,868
1,665
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
7.7
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,580.5 MB/s
313.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,487.4 MB/s
501.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
51.5 MB/s
39.5 MB/s
Random Read Speed
60.5 MB/s
30.3 MB/s
Battery
8.8
6.4
Capacity
50 Wh
38 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
13.3 hrs
7.9 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.6 hrs
5.2 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.6 hrs
3.7 hrs
Charge Time
3.1 hrs
2.8 hrs
Borderlands 3
2.4
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
15 fps
N/A
1% Low
6 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
3 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
86 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
302 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
32 fps
N/A
Civilization VI
5.6
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
32 fps
N/A
1% Low
23 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
21 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
12 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
71 fps
7 fps
Avg. Turn Time
11.63 s
36.06 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
7.7
1.1
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
65 fps
7 fps
1% Low
N/A
3 fps
0.1% Low
N/A
2 fps
1% Low Delta
N/A
206 ms
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
344 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
94 fps
8 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
2.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
13 fps
N/A
1% Low
9 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
5 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
31 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
135 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
26 fps
2 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.3
8.9
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
28 °C (82 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
47 °C (117 °F)
41 °C (105 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
N/A
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
N/A
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
7.5
5.4
Performance Over Time Graph
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
N/A
65 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
13% loss
23% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
N/A
63 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
3% loss
9% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
macOS
Windows 11
Additional Software
None
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
No
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