HP 15s 11th Gen Intel Core i3

Specifications:

• Series-HP 15s-dy3501U
• Brand-HP
• Specific Uses For Product-Personal, Student
• Screen Size-15.6 Inches
• Operating System-Windows 11 Home
• Human Interface Input-Microphone, Keyboard
• CPU Manufacturer-Intel
• Graphics Card Description-Integrated
• Special Feature-Anti Glare Screen, Light Weight, Thin and Light, Micro-Edge Display
• Colour-Natural Silver

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Introduction

HP laptops are generally overall performers that can be used for both office and personal use. The latest HP 15s is another great laptop from HP which can be used for both purposes.

This new laptop has all the features and specifications which made the previous model great while improving on some factors such as a more advanced OS, a thinner lightweight design at 1.75 kg, narrow bezels, huge trackpad and the bright silver colour which has become a trademark colour for the newer HP laptops.

So, let us understand how it fares when it comes to overall laptop performance and daily usage.

Design

Being a mid-tier laptop, the HP 15s has a plastic body as is the case in this price range. However, the silver-coloured body panels do an exceptional job of making it look and feel metallic. Despite being a plastic body, the paint and texture make it look and feel premium as if the entire body of the laptop is made of aluminium.

The classic design is also complemented by a full deck keyboard that includes the number pad and is finished in the same metallic silver colour. It is this silver keyboard that helps it look equally good in both office and home environments. Additionally, the screen is also flanked by very thin narrow bezels on both sides that enhance the video-streaming experience as well as office work experience on the laptop.

Performance

When it comes to performance, the laptop is good for undertaking everyday tasks such as internet browsing, video streaming, etc. Even if your usage is mainly for office, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation editing are all easy and quick with 11th Gen Intel Core i3 1125G4 CPU with up to 3.7 GHz of Tubo Boost clock speed. This ensures that there are no lags or stutters in performing daily activities. Additionally, the bundled Windows 11 runs buttery smooth on this chipset as it is a lightweight operating system.

The combined 8GB of 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM and 512 GB of PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD storage ensures that you have the adequate performance to fulfil all kinds of daily computing tasks irrespective of whether it is for home or office use. Although it is not a use case of this laptop, the integrated Intel UHD graphics of the HP 15s is also good for streaming HD videos and doing light photo and video editing too.

Display

The HP 15s comes with a 15.6” HD display with narrow bezels. The HD resolution of 1366×768 may not be enough if you are a video junkie; however, it is sufficient in case your major usage is for office purposes.

The 250 nits of brightness are also adequate for office and home usage since it also comes with an anti-glare display. Additionally, it covers 45% of NTSC to ensure that your media experience is good on the display.

Audio

The HP 15s has average stereo speakers and, as with other laptops in this price range, is loud enough for YouTube, but lacks the clarity required to watch movies. Laptop manufacturers rarely put much effort into the speakers of their basic laptops since they understand that their users would anyways use headphones or earphones.

However, this laptop also comes with Amazon’s Alex built into it. It provides access to all the different popular Alexa commands while also providing the flexibility to choose between Alexa and Cortana available within Windows 11 Home edition, which comes with the laptop.

Input

Being a laptop, the HP 15s has two traditional input options apart from voice input, courtesy of Alexa. The silver-coloured keyboard is exceptionally good with adequate key travel. However, the keys do feel a bit mushy as is the case with laptop keyboards in general. There is adequate spacing between the keys for long typing sessions.

Speaking of the touchpad, HP has provided a large touchpad keeping with the trend of larger touchpads in modern laptops. It supports all of the Windows 11 gestures and has a satisfying click for both right and left buttons. The smooth glass-like surface of the touchpad allows for easy gesture navigation even when it could have proved cumbersome in some cases.

Battery

The HP 15s also has a 3-cell 41 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion battery that has an advertised backup of 8 hours. However, in real-world usage, this figure drops down to 5-6 hours under average usage. With the brightness set to medium, one can get an average battery backup ranging from 6 to 7 hours depending on the activities being performed on the laptop. If you watch some videos during that time, your battery time would be around 6 hours. On the other hand, performing some word processing or other official tasks would help in making the battery last longer.

Connectivity

HP has provided all of the common ports in the HP 15s laptop. The plethora of ports include 1 SuperSpeed USB Type C port, 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A ports, 1 HDMI 1.4b port, 1 AC barrel port, 1 earphone mic combination port and 1 multi-format SD card reader expansion slot.

As for wireless connectivity, the HP 15s comes with Wi-Fi supporting the 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac protocols as well as Bluetooth 5. This ensures that the laptop can connect with any modern peripheral wirelessly while also being able to interface with multiple peripherals at the same time.

Conclusion

The HP 15s is an amazing all-rounder laptop. Being a 2022 model, it also comes with the latest specifications as well as the best Windows operating system, Windows 11. Additionally, it has slim bezels, a huge trackpad, a USB Type C port, the latest Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support as well as a thin and lightweight design. All of these factors help the HP 15s to perform all of the daily tasks well with on lag or throttling. It is easily recommendable and is an overall excellent package.