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HP EliteBook 8 G1i 16
HP's EliteBook 8 G1i 16 is a 16-inch aluminum business laptop. This record covers the Next Gen AI PC version with a Core Ultra 7 258V, 32 GB of onboard LPDDR5x, a 1 TB SSD, a 300-nit WUXGA IPS panel and a 62 Wh battery at 1.77 kg. HP also offers other Core Ultra 200V chips, plus U- and H-series versions with SODIMM memory.
Pros
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery, plus a 10Gbps USB-C port, USB-A and HDMI 2.1; an RJ-45 port, smart card reader and nano-SIM slot are optional
- The Core Ultra 7 258V has a 47 TOPS NPU, and the Core Ultra 200V options HP lists carry NPUs of 40 to 48 TOPS
- HP rates the 62 Wh battery at up to 19 hours 15 minutes in MobileMark 25, measured on a lighter configuration with a 400-nit low-power panel, and quotes about 50% charge in 30 minutes with Fast Charge
- Panel options include an 800-nit WUXGA screen with the integrated HP Sure View 5 privacy filter and a 2.5K 120 Hz panel with 100% DCI-P3 coverage
- Business security hardware and software: TPM 2.0, HP Wolf Security for Business, HP Tamper Lock and an optional fingerprint reader
Cons
- The base WUXGA panel is rated at 300 nits and 62.5% sRGB; the 400-nit 100% sRGB, 800-nit and 2.5K panels are separate options
- Memory is onboard LPDDR5x capped at 32 GB on the Lunar Lake models, while the U- and H-series versions take up to 64 GB of DDR5 SODIMM
- The Core Ultra 7 258V has eight cores and eight threads, against 16 cores in the Core Ultra 7 255H and 265H versions
- HP published no US launch price, and this record has no independent benchmark or battery-test data for the 16-inch model
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 16
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (UWVA, anti-glare; touch and Sure View options)
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Peak brightness
- 300 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Graphics
- Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5x-8533 (onboard)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 62 Wh
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.77 kg
- Thickness
- 15.5 mm
- Material
- Aluminum (Glacier silver)
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, 40Gbps, DisplayPort 2.1, Power Delivery), 1x USB-C (10Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery), 1x USB-A 5Gbps (powered), HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm combo audio jack (RJ-45, smart card reader and nano-SIM slot optional)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (Intel BE201, 2x2)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 5MP camera (optional 5MP IR camera with presence detection)
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader (optional); IR face recognition (Windows Hello) with the optional IR camera
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro or Home
Quick answers
Is the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 16 good in 2026?
The HP EliteBook 8 G1i 16 earns an Inno Score of 45.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. HP's EliteBook 8 G1i 16 is a 16-inch aluminum business laptop. This record covers the Next Gen AI PC version with a Core Ultra 7 258V, 32 GB of onboard LPDDR5x, a 1 TB SSD, a 300-nit WUXGA IPS panel and a 62 Wh battery at 1.77 kg. HP also offers other Core Ultra 200V chips, plus U- and H-series versions with SODIMM memory.
What are the key specs of the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 16?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.77 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 16?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Dell 16 Plus (DB16250), Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14 (2024), Samsung Galaxy Book6 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
