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HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13 inch Notebook AI PC
HP's 13.3-inch business EliteBook 8 G1i uses Intel Core Ultra 200U chips (Core Ultra 5 225U and 235U, Core Ultra 7 255U and 265U), not the 200V Lunar Lake series. It weighs from 1.29 kg, is 15.5 mm thick at the rear and has a 62 Wh battery. Record shown is a Core Ultra 7 255U, 32 GB, 512 GB build.
Pros
- Light 13.3-inch aluminum-class business chassis starting at 1.29 kg and 15.5 mm thick at the rear
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports plus a 10Gbps USB-C, HDMI 2.1 and a USB-A port
- 400-nit 100% sRGB WUXGA panel, with an optional 800-nit Sure View privacy screen
- Fingerprint power button and optional 5 MP IR camera with proximity wake and lock
- 62 Wh battery with HP-rated 50% fast charge in 30 minutes and a keyboard that detaches for service
Cons
- Memory is soldered on LPDDR5X and cannot be upgraded
- Panel is fixed at 1920x1200; there is no OLED or high-resolution option
- Standard Wi-Fi is Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.3; Wi-Fi 7 is a separate option
- No independent review of the clamshell 13-inch model with a measured battery runtime or Geekbench 6 score was found; US launch price is not published
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13 inch Notebook AI PC
Display
- Screen size
- 13.3 ″
- Panel type
- IPS, anti-glare, 100% sRGB
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (integrated)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X-7500 (onboard)
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 62 Wh
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.29 kg
- Thickness
- 15.5 mm
- Material
- Aluminum chassis with 80% recycled metal and recycled plastic keycaps
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, 40Gbps, DisplayPort 2.1, Power Delivery), 1x USB-C 10Gbps, 1x USB-A 5Gbps, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (Intel AX211); Wi-Fi 7 (Intel BE201) optional
- Bluetooth
- 5.3 (5.4 with the Wi-Fi 7 card)
- Webcam
- 5 MP camera (5 MP IR camera on select models)
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint sensor in the power key (select models), IR face recognition (Windows Hello) with IR camera
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro or Home
Quick answers
Is the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13 inch Notebook AI PC good in 2026?
The HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13 inch Notebook AI PC earns an Inno Score of 47.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. HP's 13.3-inch business EliteBook 8 G1i uses Intel Core Ultra 200U chips (Core Ultra 5 225U and 235U, Core Ultra 7 255U and 265U), not the 200V Lunar Lake series. It weighs from 1.29 kg, is 15.5 mm thick at the rear and has a 62 Wh battery. Record shown is a Core Ultra 7 255U, 32 GB, 512 GB build.
What are the key specs of the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13 inch Notebook AI PC?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 255U · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 13.3 ″ · Weight: 1.29 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 13 inch Notebook AI PC?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP EliteBook 8 G1i 14, Dell Pro 14 Premium, Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52MT) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
