HP Spectre x360 15 review

HP Spectre x360 15 (2020)

The Spectre x360 15 (2020) is the oldest Spectre in this batch: a Core i7 1165G7 at $566, a big 15-inch convertible from the generation when the line still carried that chassis size. Six years on, the sheet is a study in what age takes.

Where it holds up

The battery is the stated strength: 72.9Wh against a convertible-class median of 54, a 35% cushion and still the classic Spectre signature. Portability at 42.4 holds mid-band for a 15-inch machine, photo design at 37 reads mid-tier, and value at 56.5 sits mid — the discount of six years already priced in.

Where it falls short

Mobility at 35 is the stated weakness, 49% below the class median of 68 — the first place this big convertible reads like the desk machine it secretly is, with weight at 1.92kg sitting a third above the class median of 1.45. Light office work at 54.54 is the lowest office reading in this batch, gaming at 23, modeling at 19 and engineering CAD at 22 all sit in the low band, and overall performance at 36.92 is mid-tier at best. No measured game verdicts appear on this sheet.

Price and depreciation

At $566 with a 10.38% annual rate, the two-year projection lands near $455 — one of the gentler curves in this batch, because the steep years are long past.

Alternatives to consider

The 2021 Spectre x360 16 in this batch costs $100 more and adds an RTX 3050 with a 89 photo score; the ENVY x360 13 (2021) at the same $566 offers a smaller but far more mobile sheet. Both answer the office-score problem directly.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. A big battery and a genuinely cheap entry into the Spectre line — offset by the batch's weakest office score, low-band creative axes and a mobility reading that betrays the convertible badge.