The HP Omen 15 is typically less expensive and offers a solid battery life suitable for general use, with modest gaming capabilities. It's slightly more portable than the Lenovo Legion 7, making it good for those on the move. However, the Lenovo Legion 7 boasts a higher resolution and larger screen, as well as better overall performance, especially for intensive gaming, and 3D and machine learning tasks. Its keyboard quality and screen for general use also outshine those of the HP Omen 15. Choose the Legion 7 if you prioritize performance and screen quality over battery life and portability, and are willing to pay a bit more. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the HP Omen 15
Very good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7
Very good for engineering and design
Very good overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Very good speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
Screen Quality
7.3/10
8.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
318.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 7 has a better screen than the HP Omen 15 for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design.
The HP Omen 15, with a decent resolution and brightness, offers a suitable display for daily tasks and design work due to its sharp visuals and adequate color representation, but its lower refresh rate makes fast-paced gaming visuals less smooth. Likewise, the Lenovo Legion 7 excels in general use and engineering tasks with even higher resolution and brightness, providing crisp images and a wide color range, supporting nuanced design work. However, both laptops fall short for gaming with lower refresh rates, leading to less fluid motion and responsiveness in fast-paced games.
Battery
10.0 Hours
6.5 Hours
The HP Omen 15 has 10 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 7 has 6.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Build Quality
7.2/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 has very good build quality, while the HP Omen 15 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$993
$1,500
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The HP Omen 15 has a price of $993 and the Lenovo Legion 7 costs $1,500.
The Lenovo Legion 7 and HP Omen 15 are both good for general use.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Gaming and AI
7.6/10
7.8/10
7.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 and HP Omen 15 are both good for gaming and AI.
The HP Omen 15 and the Lenovo Legion 7 are highly regarded for gaming and 3D applications due to their powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 GPUs, which are crucial for rendering complex graphics. While both share the same GPU, the Lenovo Legion 7 offers a higher screen refresh rate, which can deliver smoother visuals compared to the HP Omen 15, and also boasts a higher resolution display providing crisper images, contributing to an overall enhanced gaming and 3D experience.
Engineering and Design
7.9/10
8.2/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
7.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion 7 to be very good for engineering and design, while the HP Omen 15 is good.
The Lenovo Legion 7 is better suited for engineering and design tasks primarily because of its superior screen quality, offering higher resolution and better color coverage, which can be crucial for detailed graphics work. While both laptops are equipped with similar CPU, RAM, and GPU, making them capable performers, the HP Omen 15 falls behind due to its lesser screen resolution and color accuracy, but it may still be a solid choice for engineering tasks that are less reliant on visual fidelity.
Content Creation
7.8/10
7.9/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion 7 and HP Omen 15 are both good for content creation.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.6/10
7.6/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 and HP Omen 15 are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Portability
Good
Good
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
5.4 lbs
WEIGHT
5.5 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.8in
The HP Omen 15 and Lenovo Legion 7 both have good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
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How the HP Omen 15 and the Lenovo Legion 7 compare to other laptops
"We consider around 1,260 Euros (~$1530) for a Ryzen 7 4800H, a GeForce RTX 2060, a 512 GB SSD and 16 GB dual-channel RAM to be a good offer that appeals to price-conscious gamers. Very high details are rarely a problem in the native resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. Buyers will also be spoiled with a top-notch battery life that even beats most other notebook classes. If HP now improves the speed of the WLAN module, the stability of the case and the repeatedly criticized picture quality, the competition will have to dress extra warmly."
"The Lenovo Legion 7 is a fast 16-inch gamer with 165 Hz display. The new Lenovo Legion 7 is a very good gaming notebook that, despite its comparatively compact compact 16-inch case, does not have to do without the most powerful components. Thanks to good cooling, no compromises are made in terms of performance. Both the Core i9-12900HX and the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti perform at a very high level."
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About HP
HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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