HP EliteBook 850 G5
HP's 15.6-inch EliteBook 850 G5 is the larger sibling of the EliteBook 840 G5, sharing the same 7th/8th Gen Intel Core (Kaby Lake / Kaby Lake R) platform, CNC-machined-aluminium chassis, soldered dual- or quad-core i5/i7 options, two user-upgradeable DDR4 SO-DIMM slots and optional AMD Radeon RX 540 discrete graphics, in a bigger body with a larger 56 Wh battery.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, both upgradeable, dual channel
- Speed
- System runs at DDR4-2133 with 7th Gen CPUs, DDR4-2400 with 8th Gen CPUs
- Max
- 32 GB (2 × 16 GB)
- Configurations sold
- 4 GB (1×4), 8 GB (1×8 or 2×4), 16 GB (1×16 or 2×8), 32 GB (2×16)
- Note
- Mixed memory speeds run at the slower speed; HP recommends HP-branded modules
Storage
- Slot
- One primary M.2 2280 SSD (SATA or PCIe NVMe)
- SATA
- 128 GB SATA-3 TLC
- PCIe Value
- 256 GB PCIe NVMe Value TLC
- PCIe TLC
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe TLC; 360 GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe TLC (Intel)
- Self-encrypting
- 256 GB SATA-3 TLC Opal 2; 512 GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe TLC Opal 2
- FIPS
- 512 GB SATA-3 TLC FIPS-140-2
- Max
- 1 TB as configured
- RAID
- None; single M.2 slot only
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel HD Graphics 620 (7th Gen CPUs) or Intel UHD Graphics 620 (8th Gen CPUs)
- Discrete
- AMD Radeon RX 540, 2 GB GDDR5 (optional)
- Supports
- HD decode, DirectX 12, HDMI 1.4b
- External displays
- HDMI 1.4b up to 4K at 24 Hz
- Docks
- HP UltraSlim Docking Station: dual 2.5K@60Hz (dual 4K@60Hz with Thunderbolt/USB-C alt-mode); HP Thunderbolt Dock G2: dual 2K@60Hz or single 4K@60Hz; HP Elite USB-C Dock G4: dual 4K@60Hz or single 5K@60Hz; HP USB-C Universal Dock / Travel Dock / Mini Dock: single external display
Expansion
- M.2 storage
- 1 × M.2 2280 (primary SSD)
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (2x2) or Realtek RTL8822BE (2x2), M.2 module
- WWAN
- HP lt4132 LTE/HSPA+ 4G, or Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced; factory-configured option only
Networking
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.2, vPro or non-vPro; or Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.2, non-vPro
- WWAN (optional)
- HP lt4132 LTE/HSPA+ 4G Mobile Broadband; Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced
- NFC (optional)
- NXP NPC300 Near Field Communication module
- Ethernet
- Intel I219-LM 10/100/1000 GbE (vPro); Intel I219-V 10/100/1000 GbE (non-vPro)
- Miracast
- Native Miracast support
Power
- Adapters
- HP Smart 45 W barrel, 45 W 2-prong (Japan), 65 W barrel, 65 W EM barrel, 45 W USB-C, 65 W USB-C
- Fast Charge
- Up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 65 W or larger adapter (system off or in standby)
- Power cords
- 2-wire (Japan only), 3-wire 1.0 m / 1.8 m, duckhead 1.0 m / 1.8 m
Ports
- USB-C
- 1 × USB Type-C with Thunderbolt
- USB-A
- 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 with charging)
- Video
- 1 × HDMI 1.4b
- Ethernet
- 1 × RJ-45
- Docking
- 1 × HP docking connector
- Audio
- 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack
- Power
- 1 × AC power connector
- Other
- 1 × SIM card slot (WWAN models; plugged on others), optional smart card reader, Standard Security Lock slot
Display
- 220 nits
- 15.6" FHD (1920×1080) IPS anti-glare, 45% NTSC
- 400 nits
- 15.6" FHD IPS anti-glare with Ambient Light Sensor, 72% NTSC
- 4K UHD, 400 nits
- 15.6" UHD (3840×2160) IPS anti-glare with Ambient Light Sensor, 72% NTSC
- Sure View, 650 nits
- 15.6" FHD IPS with HP Sure View integrated privacy screen, 72% NTSC (available June 2018)
- Touch
- 15.6" FHD IPS with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 touch, 220 nits, 45% NTSC
- Camera
- HD camera or HD IR camera
Battery
- Type
- HP Long Life 3-cell 56 Wh Li-ion
- Replaceable
- Internal; not customer-replaceable (serviceable under warranty)
- Rated life
- Up to 14 h 15 min with UMA graphics; up to 14 h with discrete graphics (MobileMark 2014, 7th Gen CPU, 3-cell 56 Wh battery)
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 37 × 25.2 × 1.83 cm non-touch (14.60 × 9.91 × 0.72 in); 37 × 25.2 × 1.86 cm touch (0.73 in)
- Weight
- From 1.78 kg (3.94 lb) non-touch; from 1.93 kg (4.37 lb) touch
- Case
- CNC-machined aluminium
- Keyboard
- HP Premium Collaboration Keyboard, spill-resistant with drain; optional backlight
- Pointing
- Clickpad with multi-touch gestures, Microsoft Precision Touchpad support
- Audio
- Bang & Olufsen, 2 stereo speakers, 3-mic array including a world-facing mic
- Durability
- Passed MIL-STD 810G testing
Management
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9670, soldered down), HP Sure Start Gen4, optional fingerprint reader and smart card reader (Alcor AU9560), preboot authentication
- BIOS
- HP BIOSphere Gen4, UEFI 2.5, HP Drive Lock, HP Secure Erase
- Warranty
- 1-year or 3-year limited warranty (varies by country) plus 90-day software limited warranty; HP Care Packs available
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64, FreeDOS 2.0
Processors
- Intel Core i5-7200U
- Intel Core i5-7300U
- Intel Core i5-8250U
- Intel Core i5-8350U
- Intel Core i7-7500U
- Intel Core i7-7600U
- Intel Core i7-8550U
- Intel Core i7-8650U