HP Envy x360 13 (13.3-inch, 2018) Series

OLED display ; Great battery life ; All-around solid performance ; Extremely portable

Wonky touchpad ; No HDMI port

If you're looking for a thin and easy-to-carry productivity machine with an OLED screen and great battery life, the HP Envy 13 x360 is a solid buy. Just don't look too hard at its touchpad, which can be a little janky.

Bright, vivid, convertible OLED screen ; Stylish and compact design ; Good thermal management

Limited graphics performance ; Rather cramped touchpad ; Average battery life

The HP Envy x360 13 has one key selling point: its 360-degree hinge adds versatility. This laptop also delivers an impressive level of build quality, enough performance for day-to-day computing, and an OLED screen that's a pleasure to look at.

Solid build ; Ryzen 5 4500U performs on par or better than comparable Core i7 ; Decent speakers

SSD is disappointingly slow ; Screen could be brighter

Webcams matter now, when the pandemic has forced may of us to work remotely. Most are 720p resolution, including the one on the Envy x360 13. While it’s not a spiffy Windows Hello-enabled biometric camera, its image quality appears to be comparable to...

bright, matte, high-contrast IPS panel ; Full HD resolution ; 120-Hz panel ; fancy aluminum case ; NVMe SSD ; good battery runtimes ; battery can be recharged via USB Type-C connector

the SSD only offers average transfer rates ; only USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 ; throttled version of the GeForce MX150 ; we occasionally heard crackling coming from inside the device

HP has combined a quad-core processor with a mid-range GeForce graphics solution and has wrapped it all in a good-looking, slim metal case. Of course, this requires certain compromises: For thermal reasons, HP has chosen to use the throttled version of...

Excellent build quality ; Great keyboard ; Cool "green" packaging

Expensive ; Overly sensitive touchpad ; Limited number of ports ; An attractive 13-inch notebook with an unattractive price.

An attractive 13-inch notebook with an unattractive price.

Competitive hardware for the cash ; Dedicated graphics can handle light gaming ; Respectable battery life for an ultraportable

Touchpad can be a bit cumbersome ; Not exactly a silent runner ; Screen quality only average

The Envy 13 is a versatile mid-range ultraportable that might cut a corner or two to save some pennies, but makes up for it elsewhere. Few sub-£1k laptops can say the same