HP EliteBook 850 G6
HP's 15.6-inch CNC-machined-aluminium business ultrabook for the 8th Gen Intel Core (Whiskey Lake) era, the larger sibling of the 840 G6: quad-core i5/i7, two user-upgradeable DDR4 SO-DIMM slots up to 64 GB, an optional AMD Radeon 550X discrete GPU, a numeric keypad, a Thunderbolt USB-C port and optional Cat 16 LTE WWAN.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, both customer-accessible / upgradeable, dual channel
- Speed
- System runs at DDR4-2400
- Max
- 64 GB (2 × 32 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), 64 GB (2×32)
- 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 / 512 GB PCIe NVMe Value TLC
- PCIe TLC
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe TLC
- 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
- Optane
- 256 GB Intel PCIe NVMe QLC M.2 SSD + 16 GB Intel Optane memory H10; 512 GB QLC + 32 GB Optane H10
- Max
- 2 TB as configured
- RAID
- None; single M.2 slot only
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics 620
- Discrete
- AMD Radeon 550X, 2 GB GDDR5 (optional)
- Supports
- HD decode, DirectX 12, HDMI 1.4b
- External displays
- Up to 4K @ 60 Hz via DisplayPort (USB-C); up to 4K @ 30 Hz via HDMI
- Docks
- HP UltraSlim Docking Station: dual 2.5K@60Hz; HP Thunderbolt Dock G2: dual 4K@60Hz; HP Elite USB-C Dock G4: dual 2K@60Hz or single 4K@60Hz; HP USB-C Universal Dock: dual 4K@60Hz or single 5K@60Hz; HP USB-C Travel Dock / Mini Dock: single external display
Expansion
- M.2 storage
- 1 × M.2 2280 (primary SSD)
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560 (2x2) or Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2x2), M.2 module
- WWAN
- Intel XMM 7262 Cat 6, XMM 7360 Cat 9, or XMM 7560 Pro Cat 16 LTE-Advanced; factory-configured option only
Networking
- WLAN
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 5, vPro or non-vPro; or Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 802.11ax (2x2) + Bluetooth 5, vPro or non-vPro
- WWAN (optional)
- Intel XMM 7262 LTE-Advanced Cat 6; Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced Cat 9; Intel XMM 7560 LTE-Advanced Pro Cat 16
- 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 adapter (system off or in standby)
- Nominal voltage
- 19 V; max operating power: discrete graphics < 65 W, UMA < 45 W
Ports
- USB-C
- 1 × USB Type-C with Thunderbolt
- USB-A
- 2 × USB 3.2 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 units), optional smart card reader, optional touch fingerprint sensor, Standard Security Lock slot
Display
- 250 nits
- 15.6" FHD (1920×1080) IPS anti-glare eDP slim, 45% NTSC
- 400 nits
- 15.6" FHD IPS anti-glare eDP + PSR slim with Ambient Light Sensor, 72% NTSC
- 4K UHD, 400 nits
- 15.6" UHD (3840×2160) IPS anti-glare eDP + PSR ultraslim with Ambient Light Sensor, 72% NTSC
- Sure View G3, 1000 nits
- 15.6" FHD IPS with HP Sure View G3 integrated privacy screen (flat), eDP + PSR2 with Ambient Light Sensor, 72% NTSC (available 3Q 2019)
- Touch
- 15.6" FHD IPS On-Cell touch, Corning glass, 250 nits, 45% NTSC
- Camera
- 720p HD camera or 720p HD+IR camera
- Sensors
- Ambient light sensor (select models)
Battery
- Type
- HP Long Life 3-cell 56 Wh Li-ion
- Replaceable
- Internal; not customer-replaceable (serviceable under warranty)
- Rated life
- Up to 15 h (UMA graphics, Intel 8th Gen CPU and 3-cell 56 Wh battery); up to 14 h 45 min with discrete graphics
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 37 × 25.17 × 1.82 cm non-touch (14.6 × 9.91 × 0.72 in); 37 × 25.17 × 1.86 cm touch
- Weight
- From 1.78 kg (3.94 lb) non-touch; from 1.89 kg (4.16 lb) touch
- Case
- CNC-machined aluminium
- Keyboard
- HP Premium Collaboration Keyboard with numeric keypad, spill-resistant with drain; optional backlight
- Pointing
- Clickpad with multi-touch gestures, Microsoft Precision Touchpad support; pointstick
- Audio
- Bang & Olufsen, 2 stereo speakers, 3-mic array including a world-facing mic
- Durability
- Passed 19 MIL-STD 810G tests
- Operating temperature
- 0 to 35 °C
Management
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Infineon SLB9670, FIPS 140-2), HP Sure Start Gen5, Sure Run Gen2, Sure Recover Gen2 with embedded reimaging, Sure Sense, Sure Click, optional fingerprint sensor and smart card reader (Alcor AU9560, FIPS 201)
- BIOS
- HP BIOSphere Gen5, UEFI 2.6, ISO/IEC 19678:2015 (NIST 800-147) compliant, HP Drive Lock, HP Secure Erase, Absolute Persistence Module
- Tools
- HP System Software Manager, HP BIOS Config Utility, HP Client Catalog, HP Manageability Integration Kit Gen3, Ivanti Management Suite, HP Cloud Recovery
- Warranty
- 1-year limited standard, plus 90-day software limited warranty
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Pro (National Academic), Windows 10 Home 64, Windows 10 Home Single Language 64, FreeDOS; Windows 10 Enterprise with a volume licence
Processors
- Intel Core i5-8265U
- Intel Core i5-8365U
- Intel Core i7-8565U
- Intel Core i7-8665U