| Attribute |
HP Pavilion 15-ab230ne (T8S01EA) × | 
HP 15-r217tx (L1L63PA) × |
| General | | |
| Model | HP Pavilion 15-ab230ne | HP 15-r217tx |
| Product code | T8S01EA | L1L63PA |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Silver | Black, White |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | HP | HP |
| Family | Pavilion | - |
| Series | 15 | - |
| Model name | 15-ab230ne | 15-r217tx |
| Part number | T8S01EA | L1L63PA |
| Release year (year) | 2015 | 2015 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor family | 6th gen Intel Core i5 | 5th gen Intel Core i5 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Processor model | i5-6200U | i5-5200U |
| Processor cores | 2 | 2 |
| Processor threads | 4 | 4 |
| Processor lithography (Nm) | 14 | 14 |
| Processor socket | LGA 1356 (Socket B2) | BGA 1168 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 3 | 3 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR3L-SDRAM | DDR3L-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 4 | 8 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| HD type | HD | HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Dual-screen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | NVIDIA GeForce 940M | NVIDIA GeForce 820M |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 2 | 2 |
| On-board graphics adapter base frequency (MHz) | 300 | 300 |
| Maximum on-board graphics adapter memory (GB) | 74 | 16 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 500 | 500 |
| Card reader integrated | + | + |
| HDD capacity (GB) | 500 | 500 |
| Storage media | HDD | HDD |
| Optical drive | + | + |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | - 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
| - 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
|
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | |
| Wi-Fi | + | + |
| 4g | - | - |
| 3g | - | - |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | + |
| USB 2.0 ports | 1 | 2 |
| Docking connector | - | - |
| DVI port | - | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera HD type | HD | - |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | + |
| Full-size keyboard | + | + |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 8.1 |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 41 | 41 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.29 | 2.23 |
| Height (mm) | 25.2 | 25.3 |
| Depth (mm) | 261.1 | 259 |
| Width (mm) | 384.5 | 378 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 65 | 65 |
| Security | | |
| Cable lock slot | - | + |