HP 15s (15s-dy3501TU) Laptop Review – Complete Specification & All Round Review

HP 15s Laptop Review – Does it worth it ?

HP is an immensely popular brand in the field of laptops and other PC components. Currently, the competition between most of the laptop manufactures has risen to a great level that every company is focusing more on the specifications of the laptop and trying to offer great specifications at lowest possible price. HP 15s laptop is not an exception in this case. That’s the reason it has got good reviews from customer who have purchased it and personally using it.

If you are one of them who are thinking to buy a well-specification laptop that judges your budget, be with us as in the post we are here to review HP 15s laptop and ‘ll check whether the HP 15s laptop truly judges the price or has been overpriced.

As we usually do, once again repeating the same thing again, this review is going to be started with the performance of the laptop because we believe that performance is the key of any electronic device.

Specification At A Glance:

CPU	Intel Core i3 1125G4
Memory (RAM)	8 GB (base), 16 GB (maximum)
SSD	512 GB
Display	HD ready with anti-glare panel
Operating System	Windows 11

 

Processor:

It HP 15s laptop is powered by an Intel processor – obviously all Intel fans will be more keen to know all other specification right after looking at the above line. The processor used in the laptop is Intel Core i3 1125G4. It’s a 11th generation processor from the house of Intel.

Technical Specification (No. of cores, Clock Speed etc):

To talk about some technical specifications – there are total 4 physical cores in the processor and al-together 8 logical cores (also known as threads) present in the microprocessor. Which means, the processor supports Hyperthrading technology of Intel. Considering today’s requirements, there are enough logical cores in the processor for daily working including normal multitasking, simple – medium web browsing and other normal to medium works too.

The CPU runs at the base frequency of 2 GHz but can run up to the max clock speed of 3.70 GHz. There are 8 threads (logical cores) in the processor and 4 physical threads which makes the processor a good one to consider at this very price range. The power consumption Of the processor is comparatively lower than other competing processors. It consumes just 12 watt at idle conditions and 28 watts of power while delivering its maximum performance. This number tends to remain in the range of 40-50 and 60-70 respectively in the context of other CPUs.

Memory:

The laptop has an 8 GB RAM stick inside it which is quite decent for all kinds of users of these days. For normal users who want to use their laptop for basic internet surfing or for basic office works though a 4 GB RAM will do the work but if you want to work in your laptop keeping multiple web-browser tabs on simultaneously, you should look for a laptop with at-least 8 GB of Random Access Memory. In this context, the laptop is an ideal one.

For more advanced users, who want more than 8 GB for heavy uses like graphics or video editing or programming there is also another version of the laptop available in the laptop with much higher RAM space. While the base of the laptop comes up with 8 GB RAM, there is also a 16 GB RAM option of the laptop available in the market.

HP offers a mega 512 GB SSD with this laptop. Apart from storing the Operating System and other software, this Solid State Drive can also be used to store common documents, music and other files. Needless to say, the SSD makes the laptop up to several times faster compared to other laptops with ordinary Hard Disk.

Display:

What you are going to experience with the laptop mostly depends on what visuals you are getting with it. So surely screen / display plays a vital role in electronic devices like laptops or mobiles. People always search for these kinds of devices that offers better display and tend to buy them.

In the HP 15s laptop, HP is offering a 15.6 inch display. But the resolution of the display is not Full HD, rather the laptop comes up with display with HD ready resolution (1366 x 768). While most of the laptop in this price range do usually offer Full HD display with them, this laptop offers a HD ready display.

There is no dedicated graphics card in this laptop which means the graphics output of the laptop is powered by Intel UHD graphics (graphics  processor).

Connectivity:

Just like any other laptop device, the laptop has lots of common connectivity options. Known connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LAN / WAN are available with the laptop.

The laptop has a dedicated LAN / Ethernet port that offers 10/100 and even up to 1000 mbps / 1 gbps connection speed.

There are other connectivity features like Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi present in the laptop. The adapter used in the device is capable of both Wi-Fi bands (i.e. – 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). The maximum data transfer speed of the Wi-Fi adapter is about 1300 mbps. The Bluetooth adapter is also capable of gigabit speed data transfer.

Special Features:

We can't but mention some of the most exciting features that have really impressed us.

Keyboard:

The first feature of the laptop is its keyboard. The keyboard of a laptop is a fully backlit keyboard. What impressed us is the price range of this device as we can't usually find any backlit keyboard laptop in this price range. So it's a really good initiative from HP to include backlit keyboard in the price range of ~ 45000 INR.

Voice Assistant – Amazon Alexa:

Just like smartphones laptops are also becoming smarter device with lots of new features. one of such features is voice assistant. Amazon Alexa is one of the most popular voice assistants and this laptop has Amazon Alexa pre-built in it. This makes my laptop a good choice for person who want to use their laptops in more a hand-free style.

Mic & Speakers:

Other feature of the laptop includes dual speaker and dual array microphones. For those who don't know about a dual microphone, in short a dual and microphone offers a comparatively better sound input compared to normal traditional microphones.

There is also a 720p webcam present just above the screen on this laptop. This webcam is quite handy for users who have to do online video conferences or video calls.

Operating System:

The apps the laptop comes with pre-installed Windows 11. Users don't need to upgrade their laptop to the newer version of Windows as the latest version of Windows is already present in the device.

Conclusion:

The article was all about HP 15s laptop. try to discuss all the features and specifications of laptop. We have mentioned how the laptop is performing against its competitors at the same price range and also have mentioned weather the laptop is judging its price. It’s hoped that this article solves all your query about HP 15s laptop. If you have found the article helpful, you may also help us in return just by sharing the article with someone you suppose, will be interested in these kinds of laptops like laptops or technology. Have a great day ahead.