Rank #4 in Best Ryzen 7 Laptop UK 2026: Vega 8 Under a Gaming Badge
HP Envy x360 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, Ryzen 7 8840HS, 16 GB, 1 TB
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The HP Envy x360 costs £899.99 and is the lightest and most portable machine in this article: a 14 inch convertible at 1.39 kg, with a Ryzen 7 8840HS, 16 GB of memory, a 1 TB drive and a 5 MP camera behind a touchscreen.
Its bullets promise the speed of the Ryzen 8000 series for gamers and creators. Its most useful review, a five-star one, says the performance is good for normal use and then adds that it is not for gaming.
How those 59 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.3 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Form | 14 inch convertible, 1.39 kg |
|---|---|
| Ratings | 4.3 from 59 |
| Camera | 5 MP, four times the webcams here |
| Graphics | Radeon integrated, listed as 1 GB shared |
| Storage | 1 TB SSD |
| Uses field | Premium |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Small but fast! Does the job I wanted it for! Editing photos.”
Verified purchase“Good performance for normal use, not for gaming. Happy with the laptop.”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Ryzen 7 Laptop UK 2026: Vega 8 Under a Gaming Badge.
Rank #1
HP Victus 15.6" Gaming Laptop, Ryzen 7 7445H, RTX 4050, 16 GB, 512 GB
£820.09
Rank #2
ASUS TUF A16 Gaming Laptop, Ryzen 7 260, RTX 5060, 16 GB DDR5, 1 TB
£1,199.00
Rank #3
ACEMAGIC LX15PRO Gaming Laptop, Ryzen 7 5825U, 16 GB, 1 TB
£479.99
Rank #5
HP 15.6" Laptop, Ryzen 7 7730U, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD
£659.00
Questions people ask
Is it a gaming laptop?
No, and the page is confused about it: a bullet promises the speed of the Ryzen 8000 series for gamers, while a five-star buyer reports good performance for normal use and not for gaming.
What is it good for?
Photo editing, writing, video calls and travel. Buyers mention photo editing specifically, and at 1.39 kg it is the lightest machine in this article.
What about the 1 GB of graphics memory?
It is shared, as the field beside it says. There is no dedicated card in this machine.
Is the camera better than the others?
Yes. At 5 megapixels it is several times the resolution of the webcams in the rest of this ranking, and the webcam field here says yes rather than no.
How is it rated?
4.3 stars from 59 ratings, with seventy-three per cent at five and ten per cent at one.
How many ratings does it have?
59 at the time of collection, averaging 4.3 stars, with 73 per cent five-star and 10 per cent one-star.
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