HP EliteBook X G1i 14 battery life is one of the longest of any Elite series model

HP frequently advertises "AI" as a strong selling point for its latest EliteBook X G1i 14 subnotebook, but perhaps more attention should be brought to the battery life of the model instead as runtimes can be quite impressive for such a small form factor. According to our tests, the system can last for over 18 hours of constant WLAN browsing at 150 nits brightness to be several hours longer than competitors and even other recent EliteBook models like the EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 or EliteBook X G1a 14 AI.

The long battery life for the EliteBook X G1i 14 can be attributed to three major factors. Firstly, the model can be configured with a smaller 56 Wh or larger 68 Wh battery pack should users prefer lighter weight or longer runtimes, respectively. Our specific test unit comes with the latter for extended runtimes.

The second factor is the new Lunar Lake CPU which was built to maximize performance-per-watt much more so than on previous generation processors. Indeed, competing laptops with Lunar Lake processors like the Dell Pro 14 Premium also exhibit longer battery life than most laptops running on Meteor Lake or older CPUs.

The last factor is perhaps most notable: Only 1200p60 or 1600p120 IPS panels are configurable on the EliteBook X G1i 14 whereas the EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 can be configured with 1800p OLED. By limiting the model to lower resolution IPS panels only, power consumption can be better controlled as OLED is notorious for its higher power demands.

The three factors above all contribute to the very long runtimes of the EliteBook X G1i 14, but keep in mind that battery life will inevitably fall if configured with the smaller battery pack and/or higher resolution 1600p120 panel option instead.

We recommend checking out our review on the EliteBook X G1i 14 for more data comparisons.