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HP EliteBook 848 G3

HP's 14-inch EliteBook 848 G3 is a sibling of the EliteBook 840 G3 built on the same 6th Gen Intel Core (Skylake) platform, documented together with the ZBook 15u G3, EliteBook 850 G3 and EliteBook 840 G3 in one HP Maintenance and Service Guide. Integrated-graphics only (no discrete GPU option on this 14" model), two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, and an optional QHD (2560×1440) display option not offered on the 840 G3's own QuickSpecs sheet.

Memory

Slots
2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, customer accessible, dual channel
Speed
DDR4 PC4-17000 (2133 MHz)
Max
16 GB
Configurations sold
4096 MB (1×4), 8192 MB (1×8 or 2×4), 12288 MB (1×8+1×4, not sold in Brazil on the 14" model), 16384 MB (2×8)

Storage

Bay
One 2.5" (6.35 cm) 7.0 mm bay, or M.2 2280 SSD
HDD
1 TB 5400 rpm; 500 GB 7200 rpm; 500 GB 7200 rpm self-encrypting Opal 2 (plain or FIPS-140-2); 500 GB 7 mm hybrid with 8 GB cache
SSD (M.2 2280)
512 GB SATA-3 TLC; 256 GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SS; 256 GB SATA-3 self-encrypting Opal 2 MLC; 256 GB SATA-3 TLC; 240 GB SATA-3 MLC DS; 180 GB SATA-3 self-encrypting Opal 2 MLC; 180 GB SATA-3 MLC; 128 GB SATA-3 TLC
SSD (2.5", 14" model only)
256 GB SATA-3 TLC; M.2 (2280) 128 GB SATA-3 TLC in a 2.5" carrier
RAID
None; single drive bay only

Graphics

Integrated
Intel HD Graphics 520
Discrete
None on this 14" model (AMD FirePro W4190M is mobile-workstation-only; AMD Radeon R7 M365X is 850 G3-only)
External displays
Up to three independent displays supported with a docking solution

Expansion

Storage
1 × 2.5" bay or M.2 2280 (mutually exclusive with the HDD bay)
WLAN
M.2 module: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 (2x2) non-vPro/vPro, or Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 (1x1)
WWAN
M.2 module: HP lt4120 LTE/EV-DO/HSPA+ Snapdragon X5, or HP hs3110 HSPA+ Intel Mobile Broadband; factory option

Networking

Ethernet
Intel I219LM 10/100/1000 with iAMT (vPro); Intel WGI219V 10/100/1000 (non-vPro); S3/S4/S5 Wake-on-LAN
WLAN
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260NGW 802.11a/b/g/n+ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.2, vPro or non-vPro; or Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 802.11ac (1x1) + Bluetooth 4.0, non-vPro; Miracast-certified
WWAN (optional)
HP lt4120 LTE/EV-DO/HSPA+ Snapdragon X5 LTE Mobile Broadband Module; HP hs3110 HSPA+ Intel Mobile Broadband Module
NFC (optional)
Galapagos NXP NPC100 I2C NCI NFC module, 10 mm × 25 mm

Power

Adapters
HP Smart 45 W or 65 W AC adapter; 45 W 2-prong (Japan only)
Input
100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; 19.5 V DC @ 2.31 A (45 W) or 19.5 V DC @ 3.33 A (65 W)

Ports

USB-C
1 × USB Type-C (charging)
USB-A
1 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 3.0 charging (powered)
Video
1 × VGA external monitor port, 1 × Dual-Mode DisplayPort
Ethernet
1 × RJ-45
Docking
1 × docking connector
Audio
1 × headphone/microphone combo jack
Power
1 × AC port
Card readers
Memory card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC), SIM card slot, optional smart card reader

Display

HD
14" (35.6 cm) eDP 1.2 slim, HD (1366×768), antiglare, SVA, with/without webcam
FHD
14" eDP 1.2 slim, FHD (1920×1080), antiglare, SVA, with/without webcam
QHD
14" eDP + PSR 1.2 slim, QHD (2560×1440), antiglare, UWVA, with/without webcam
Touch
14" eDP 1.2 slim, FHD (1920×1080), antiglare, SVA, touch, with webcam
Camera
720p webcam (select models); dual-array microphone

Battery

Type
3-cell, 46 Wh, 4.08 Ah Li-ion (spare part 800513-001)
Replaceable
End-user replaceable (listed under Serviceability)

Physical

Keyboard/pointing
Choice of Dura Keys backlit or standard keyboard, spill-resistant with drain; glass TouchPad with two-finger scroll/pinch-zoom gestures and taps enabled by default
Audio
DTS Studio Sound, Conexant smart amplifier and ambient noise suppression, dual-array microphone, dual speakers
Operating temperature
0 to 35 °C (writing to optical), 5 to 35 °C otherwise; non-operating -20 to 60 °C
Altitude
Operating: -15 m to 3,048 m; non-operating: -15 m to 12,192 m

Management

Security
TPM 1.2 or 2.0 (Infineon, soldered down), integrated Smart Card reader (active), optional fingerprint reader, preboot authentication (password, smart card)
Serviceability
End-user replaceable: AC adapter, battery, hard drive, SSD, memory module, WLAN, WWAN, keyboard

Operating systems

Preinstalled
Windows 7 Professional 32/64-bit; Windows 8.1 (Core, Professional, Multilingual, China, Emerging Markets, Higher Education variants); Windows 10 Home 64 (incl. Single Language, Chinese Market, High-end variants); Windows 10 Professional 64 (incl. downgrade to Windows 7); NeoKylin Linux 64; FreeDOS 2.0
Web-only support
Windows 10 Enterprise; Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Certified
Microsoft WHQL

Processors

  • Intel Core i3-6100U
  • Intel Core i5-6200U
  • Intel Core i5-6300U
  • Intel Core i7-6500U
  • Intel Core i7-6600U