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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