Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) vs HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) is ₹2,74,910 dearer. They are different kinds of product — laptops against laptop — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) vs HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
Apple
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
₹3,49,900
The specification that separates this from every x86 competitor is not peak performance but where it holds: about 78 W sustained on battery as well as on mains.
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HP
HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
₹74,990
The HP Pavilion Plus 14 brings a 2.8K OLED panel with full DCI-P3 coverage to a mid-range price, which is unusual and genuinely useful for photo work. The trade-off is battery life: a 51 Wh cell driving an OLED panel will not last a full working day.
Full details →Who the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max is for
Buy it if: Professionals doing sustained heavy work away from mains power.
Avoid it if: Anyone whose work is light -- the Air does the same everyday tasks for a third of the price.
Who the HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H is for
Buy it if: Photo editors and anyone who values display quality, working mostly within reach of a power outlet.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing all-day unplugged battery life, or who displays static interfaces for long periods where OLED burn-in is a consideration.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max | HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹3,49,900 | ₹74,990 |
| Battery | 100 Wh -- the legal maximum for aircraft cabin baggage | 51 Wh |
| Brightness | 600 nits sustained full screen, 1600 nits peak HDR | 400 nits sustained full-screen |
| Display size | 16.2 inch | 14 in |
| Form factor | 16 inch professional laptop | 14-inch laptop |
| Memory | 36 GB unified, soldered | 16 GB LPDDR5, soldered |
| Panel type | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED, 3456 x 2234, 120 Hz ProMotion | OLED, 16:10, 100% DCI-P3 |
| Ports | 3 x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SDXC, MagSafe 3, headphone | 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, 3.5 mm |
| Processor | Apple M3 Max, 14 core CPU, 30 core GPU | Intel Core i5-13500H, 12 cores / 16 threads |
| Storage | 1 TB SSD, soldered | 1 TB NVMe SSD |
| Sustained TDP | About 78 W, and it holds there on battery as well as on mains, which x86 laptops do not | 45 W |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 year onsite |
| Weight | 2.16 kg | 1.40 kg |
| External displays | Up to 4 | not published |
| Performance on battery | Full performance unplugged, unlike every x86 gaming laptop | not published |
| Refresh rate | not published | 60 Hz |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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