The first OMEN gaming laptop variant with a 16-inch screen was officially announced. OMEN 16 will be the HP champion to fight in the 16-inch gaming laptop segment which is starting to rise this year.
OMEN Specifications 16
According to HP, OMEN 16 was developed from OMEN 15. So, this gaming laptop still inherits all the advantages of OMEN 15. The updates it brings include a battery capacity of 83Whr, bigger than the OMEN 15 battery which is only 52.5 Whr, and a cooling system with 2 cooling fans, 5 times thinner for optimal airflow.
The OMEN 16 specification will be available with Intel 11th Generation H Series processors, up to the Intel Core i7-11800H. Configurations with the AMD Ryzen 5000 series are also available with options up to AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX.
For the graphics sector, this laptop will be one of the first to use an AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series GPU. Options with Nvidia graphics cards are still available with options up to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070.
In the 16.1-inch panel display sector, it is available with a choice of Full HD 144Hz or QHD 165Hz resolution. The screen panel also supports the sRGB color gamut coverage standard of 100%.
OMEN 17 2021 specifications
The good news is, if you are not satisfied with the specifications of the OMEN 16 HP, it will also refresh the OMEN 17.This gaming laptop with a 17.3-inch screen carries an Intel Core i9-11900H processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU.The screen is also available with Full HD and QHD options such as the OMEN 16. In the keyboard sector, OMEN 17 also carries an RGB mechanical keyboard.
Overview of the specifications of OMEN 16 and OMEN 17 2021:
| HP OMEN 16 (AMD / Intel ) | HP OMEN 17 | |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H | Up to 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900H |
| RAM | up to 32GB DDR4-3200MHz Dual-channel | up to 32GB DDR4-3200MHz Dual-channel |
| GPU | Up to Nvidia RTX 3070 / AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series | up to NVIDIA RTX 3080 Max-Q |
| Storage Space | up to 1TB M.2 PCIe 4 SSD | up to 1TB M.2 PCIe 4 SSD |
| Screen | 16.1 inches, FHD 144 Hz / QHD 165 Hz, 100% sRGB | 17.3 inches, 2560×1440 (QHD), 165Hz, IPS, 100% sRGB |
| Port | Thunderbolt 4 ( hanya model Intel ) 3x USB-A Ethernet 3.5mm audio Mini DisplayPort HDMI 2.1 SD card reader | Thunderbolt 4 3x USB-A HDMI 2.1 Mini DisplayPort 3.5mm audio Ethernet SD card reader |
| Audio | Dual speakers Bang & Olufsen | Dual speakers Bang & Olufsen |
| Connectivity | Realtek Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 | Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Keyboard | Four-zone RGB Anti-ghosting | Per-key RGB Optical mechanical 1.7mm travel |
| Battery | 70Wh | 83Wh |
Prices for OMEN 16 and OMEN 17 2021
Both of these laptops will be available in the market in June 2021. AMD model OMEN 16 prices start at US $1,049 and US $1,149 for the Intel model. Meanwhile, OMEN 17 starts at US $1,369.
