HP OmniBook X Flip 16 review

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Most 2-in-1s are 13 or 14 inches, so the OmniBook X Flip 16 fills a useful gap. HP offers it with a 16-inch 2.8K OLED touchscreen at 120Hz, giving you a big, rich canvas for drawing, photo editing or watching films in tent mode, and cheaper versions use a 1920 x 1200 IPS panel.

HP's listing for the as0007ni model shows a 68 Wh battery with a claim of up to 15 hours 45 minutes, which is generous for a 16-inch screen. The Intel version uses the efficient Core Ultra 7 chip with a 47 TOPS NPU, and the ports include Thunderbolt 4, two USB-A, HDMI 2.1 and a headphone jack.

There are trade-offs. At a starting weight of 1.88 kg it is far too heavy to hold like a tablet for long, so think of it as a laptop you can occasionally fold flat for sketching or use as a touchscreen stand. There is no SD card slot, and a pen is not bundled with every model, so check the listing before you buy.

A cheaper AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 version exists, but it uses a lower-resolution screen; we think the OLED Intel model is worth the extra if you draw or edit photos.