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I currently have an HP Spectre x360 16 (2024) with:

- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- NVIDIA RTX 4050 (6GB laptop GPU)
- 32GB RAM
- 2TB SSD
- 16" 2880x1800 (2.8K) OLED touchscreen
- 48–120Hz VRR display
- ~83Wh battery
- 2-in-1 convertible
- Premium all-aluminum Spectre build
- Upgradeable SSD storage
- Wi-Fi 7 / Thunderbolt 4

I’m able to trade in for a 2026 HP OmniBook X 16 with:

- Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
- NVIDIA RTX 5050 (8GB laptop GPU)
- 32GB RAM
- 1TB SSD
- 16" 2048x1280 OLED touchscreen
- 120Hz display
- ~70Wh battery
- 2-in-1
- Upgradeable SSD storage
- Wi-Fi 7 / newer platform

For context, I already own a custom-built $4,000+ gaming desktop from 2020 with an RTX 3080, but over the past few years I mostly play on console occasionally just for convenience anyway, so this laptop is more for college notes/work, media, light gaming, and game streaming rather than being my main gaming machine. I was considering using it for 1080p gaming away from home (stuff like AC Black Flag Resynced).

I’m torn because I know the OmniBook is faster on paper (better CPU, RTX 5050, more VRAM), but I’d be giving up:

- my sharper 2.8K OLED
- the larger battery
- the extra 1TB of storage (though both are upgradeable)
- that premium/luxury Spectre x360 feel

The OmniBook would gain:
- newer hardware/platform
- better gaming performance
- 8GB VRAM instead of 6GB
- likely better longevity for future games

If you were in my position, would you make the swap, or keep the Spectre?

Especially interested if anyone has gone from a higher-resolution OLED laptop to a lower-resolution OLED and whether it actually bothered you in daily use.

TL;DR : 24’ HP Spectre RTX 4050 vs 26’ HP OmniBook X 16 RTX 5050 worth the upgrade for free?