HP Pavilion 16 Series
Processor: Intel Meteor Lake-U Ultra 5 125U, Intel Meteor Lake-U Ultra 7 155UGraphics Adapter: Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake)
Display: 16.00 inch
Weight: 1.77kg
Price: 900 euro
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
HP Pavilion 16-af0000
Specifications
Notebook: HP Pavilion 16-af0000Processor: Intel Meteor Lake-U Ultra 7 155U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake)
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.77kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: HP homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Digital Trends

This entire review assumes that you can get the Pavilion Laptop 16 at a sale price, such as when this review is written at $650. It’s fast enough for most productivity users, and it’s built well enough. But its battery life isn’t great and its display just isn’t colorful enough to spend a lot more money. But, if you need a large laptop and don’t have a lot of money, then the Pavilion Laptop 16 is well worth considering. You’ll get a laptop that’s reasonably pleasant to use and won’t break the bank. But make sure to wait for a sale, because the laptop won’t be worth it at list price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC World

The HP Pavilion Laptop 16 espouses the kind of big visuals and full-sized keyboard access you might find in a desktop replacement gaming laptop yet it’s as portable as an ultrabook. It also features jack-of-all-trades performance that’s just as useful for leisure as it is for a spot of work. The Pavilion Laptop 16 can also be used for lightweight gaming where you’re best-off sticking to playing less graphically demanding titles. Indeed, if you’re looking for an affordable do-it-all with a relaxed feel, then the HP Pavilion Laptop 16 is a great choice.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/14/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: FPT shop
VN→ENPositive: Big screen; slim size; light weight; high mobility; comfortable keyboard; long battery life; quick charging; powerful processor. Negative: Average display; weak GPU; average gaming performance; mediocre speakers; non-expandable RAM; relatively high price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/25/2025
HP Pavilion 16-af0000ng
Specifications
Notebook: HP Pavilion 16-af0000ngProcessor: Intel Meteor Lake-U Ultra 5 125U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake)
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.77kg
Links: HP homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Android.com.pl
PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/25/2024
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 90%
Source: Root Nation CN
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/20/2024
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 90% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 100%
HP Pavilion 16-af0075ng
Specifications
Notebook: HP Pavilion 16-af0075ngProcessor: Intel Meteor Lake-U Ultra 5 125U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake)
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 1.77kg
Links: HP homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Techradar

The HP Pavilion 16 appears to offer quite a lot considering its modest outlay. The elegant design, large display, satisfying keyboard, and superb battery life all work in its favor, but the integrated graphics result in middling gaming and creative performance. Competition is strong at this price point, but the Pavilion 16 does enough to go toe-to-toe with its mid-range rivals.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/21/2026
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 70% mobility: 100% workmanship: 90%
Source: Creative Bloq

There’s no need to break the bank to enjoy comfort, quality, and some fun features like AI functionality and touchscreen capabilities. The best products are the ones where you feel like you can really see where your money is going – and even better when you feel like you’re getting more than you pay for. For your next laptop upgrade for an all-round performer, look no further than the Pavilion 16. The HP Pavilion 16 might be lightweight but its capabilities are anything but flimsy. The added features are impressive enough to warrant boosting your specs and, with a sturdy chassis and strong battery life, you can use it for (almost) anything, anywhere.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/08/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.
In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake): Integrated graphics card based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). Provides 4 Xe cores (64 Xe vector engines) and 4 ray tracing units.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Meteor Lake-U:
Ultra 7 155U: A mid-range Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core processors; it has 12 cores (2 + 8 + 2) and 14 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 2, run at up to 4.8 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The 4-core Intel Arc Graphics, just out of the oven, serves as the integrated graphics adapter - this runs at up to 1.95 GHz - and there is a bevy of other brand-new technologies on offer as well including the integrated AI Boost NPU with two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 15 W, with 57 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption.
Ultra 5 125U: A lower mid-range Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core processors; it has 12 cores (2 + 8 + 2) and 14 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 2, run at up to 4.3 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.6 GHz. The 4-core Intel Arc Graphics, just out of the oven, serves as the integrated graphics adapter - this runs at up to 1.85 GHz - and there is a bevy of other brand-new technologies on offer as well including the integrated AI Boost NPU with two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 15 W, with 57 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00:
This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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79.14%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
