HP Introduces Powerhouse Gaming Portfolio Designed for the Next Generation Gamers in India!

New Delhi, July21, 2020 —Today HP unveiled new OMEN Laptops and accessories, updates to OMEN Command Center, and introducedthe first 16” Pavilion Gaming laptop – all designed for today’s gamer to play their best while pushing the limits of what their devices can do. It offers “First of its kind” hardware technologies in the industry enabling Gameplay experience to next level and offerunmatched power without any compromise.

Gaming benefits are being unlocked as people are spending more time at home, uncovering new avenues for both entertainment and general well-being.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems, HP India Market said, “HP continues to push progression in gaming by growing and evolving the ecosystem with enhanced experiences through broad gaming portfolio. We understand that in gaming, no one size fits all and hence our award winning OMEN series along with Pavilion Gaming 16 truly caters to different set of audience based on their requirements.”

DESIGNED FOR IMMERSION.ENGINEERED FOR PERFORMANCE.

 Today’s gamers need the right experience and technology to get the most out of gaming.Innovative thermal technology and winning horsepower, stunning visuals to bring games to life by enhancing the overall experience, and great accessories designed to trick out how people play today.The newest OMEN line-up brings together an ecosystem of hardware and software to help today’s gamers feel connected and entertained.

The latest OMEN 15,featuring a redesigned chassis with a smallest 15” gaming laptop footprint in the industry, offers minimalist aesthetics and includes thenew OMEN diamond logo in a blue to green gradient. The laptop comes in both Mica Silver and Shadow Black with optional full RGB per-key lighting.Additional features include:

• Performance that Wins:Witness amazing graphics with up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2070 Super with MAX-Q Design^4,5. Power through games with desktop caliber performance up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 H-series processors⁶ or experience AMD’s CPU debut on an OMEN laptop with up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 H-series processors⁷, as well as up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM⁸to make multi-tasking a breeze. The laptop comes with a wide variety of storage options, including up to 1 TB PCIe SSD supporting RAID 0¹⁰ for blazing load speeds.
• Stunning Visuals: Action explodes off withsmallest 15” gaming laptop* supported by a new 180-degree flat hinge design for increased stability during those hectic gaming sessions, with options up to OLED, or FHD 300 Hz¹¹ and NVIDIA G-SYNC™ technology on select configurations. Boost your multi-stream HD & 4K video experiences with Thunderbolt™ 3 on select configurations¹².
• Thermal Innovations: HP delivers the industry’s first implemented IR thermopile sensor² within a gaming laptop to optimize thermal efficiencies, maintain steady yet quiet fan acoustic control, and maximize performance from the Dynamic Power feature within OMEN Command Center. OMEN Tempest Cooling Technology keeps things super chill with enlarged vent openings and up to a 12 V fan¹³ which utilizes the three-sided venting to enable five-way airflow and push this laptop towards desktop-level CPU performance.
• OMEN Command Center Updates: Maximize productivity during media consumption and browsing with the Graphics Switcher via OMEN Command Center³,which enables a hybrid setting for battery life up to 12.5 hours – great for watching movies or working. Performance customization evolves thanks to Performance Control¹⁴ within OMEN Command Center to more easily control thermals and fan speed and includes a performance mode – yielding a 17% CPU and GPU power boost.
• Expansion Capabilities: For tinkerers, Phillips-head screws on the base of the laptop along with single panel access for memory and storage make for simple and quick hardware customization to the ultimate gaming laptop at your command.

The OMEN Vector Mousefeature sensorsco-developed with PixArt,designed for ultimate comfort during long gaming sessions with ergonomic lightweight designs, textured rubber grips, and OMEN Command Center integration. Featuring the esports grade OMEN Radar 3 sensor, it supports up to 16,000 dpi with 99% accuracy, 400 IPS, acceleration, and self-calibration. This mouse is built to win with Omron switches offering a 50 million click lifespan and a snag-proof braided cable¹⁵.

Throw weight around and optimize control with the OMEN Vector Mouse with up to 25g of weight that can be adjusted within a special compartment on the bottom

BIG SCREEN.MOBILE FOOTPRINT.

As gaming continues to grow at record numbers, with more than 1 billion gamers worldwide¹⁸ and well over half of that number representing mainstream gamers, the HP Pavilion Gaming Portfolio is designed to power both work and play, including gaming, video editing, or content creation.

The new HPPavilion Gaming 16laptop is the company’s first ever 16” diagonal gaming PC. It features up to 10th

Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor⁶ and up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti graphicswithin a sleek angular black chassis. Micro-edge bezels and IPS-level display at 1080p help make games pop off the screen¹⁵. Designed for reliable gaming and creating content, this highly portable device is the first Pavilion Gaming laptop to include OMEN Command Center and is equipped with a Wi-Fi 6 option¹⁹ to keep a reliable connection when playing from the desk to the couch.

MASSIVE SOUNDS.

The HP Gaming line of accessories offer an enhanced experience of 20 hours²¹ of wireless freedom with the new HP X1000 Wireless Gaming Headset. Thick ear pads and a suspension headband yield paramount comfort to enjoy the 7.1 virtual surround sound¹⁷ which is supported by a large 50 mm driver. Easy access on-ear buttons and EQ settings managed via OMEN Command Center keeps audio in total control.

 For more information about the OMEN ecosystem of gaming PCs,  and accessories, visit: omen.com

 Pricing and Availability

Available at all HP World stores and online store.hp.com/in, the new HP gaming portfolio and accessories are priced as follows:

• OMEN 15 (Intel) is available at a starting price of INR 79,999
• OMEN 15 (AMD) is available at a starting price of 75,999
• Pavilion Gaming 16 (Intel) is available at a starting price of INR 70,999, while the pavilion gaming 16 (AMD) is available at a starting price of INR 59,999
• OMEN Vector Mouseis available at INR 3999
• HP OMEN EXCEED backpack priced at 5999
• HP Sombra Black Headset A/P/X1000 Wireless gaming Headset is expected to be available at a starting price of INR 7999
• HP OMEN Surpass rolltop is available at INR 7999, while the HP OMEN Duffle V1 is priced at INR 9999

About HP

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1. OMEN Research Findings – May 2020.
2. Compared to all gaming laptops PCs currently in the market as of 06/02/2020.
3. Supported Devices: All Windows 10 based PCs (RS3 or later) will be supported by OMCC. This app should not install on any PCs which is not Windows 10 (RS3 or later). Support language: English/Arabic (ar)/ Chinese-S (zh-cn)/ Chinese-T (zh-tw) Croatian (hr)/ Czech (cs)/ Danish (da)/ Dutch (nl)/ Finnish (fi)/ French (fr)/ German (de)/ Greek (el)/ Italian (it)/ Japanese (ja)/ Korean (ko)/ Latvian (lv)/ Lithuanian (lt)/ Norwegian (no)/ Polish (pl)/ Portuguese (Portugal) (pt-pt)/ Russian (ru)/ Serbian (sr)/ Slovak (sk)/ Slovenian (sl)/ Spanish (es)/ Swedish (sv).
4. NVIDIA® Max-Q Design can help reduce system heat and noise in thinner form factor PCs. Form factor design and thickness of the system will vary. Overall graphics performance may be lower than alternative graphics solutions that do not utilize Max-Q design. NVIDIA, GeForce, Surround, and the NVIDIA logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. MAXQ® is the registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
5. OMEN 15 with AMD processor goes up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2060.
6. Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering, branding/and or naming is not a measurement of higher performance. Quad-core is 4 cores and Hexa-core is 6 cores.
7. Multi-core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and your hardware and software configurations. AMD’s numbering is not a measurement of clock speed.
8. OMEN 15 with 32 GB of RAM supported with Intel version and not qualified on AMD.
9. OMEN 15 with RAID 0 supported with Intel version at launch and not AMD.
10. OLED content required to view OLED images. Full high-definition (FHD) content required to view FHD images.
11. Thunderbolt™ 3 available on select Intl SKUs that have NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660TI and above.
12. 12V fan module only available on select models. (Graphics: GTX 1660Ti/ RTX 2060 / RTX 2070 with Max-Q design/ RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q design).
13. Performance mode adjusts fan speed to help improve cooling and potentially improve time spent at boost frequencies but is not a guarantee of higher overall system performance. Based on HP Internal Testing in May 2020 using Blender Benchmark v2.82, the CPU Benchmark comparison between balanced mode and performance mode. OMEN 15 configuration with Intel i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-2933 Dual channel, GTX 1600Ti. Tested under 25C room temperature.
14. All performance specifications represent the typical specifications provided by HP’s component manufacturers; actual performance may vary either higher or lower.
15. Weight and system dimensions may fluctuate due to configuration and manufacturing variances.
16. Listening to personal stereo equipment at full volume for long periods can damage the user’s hearing. To reduce the risk of hearing damage, lower the volume and amount of time listening at full volume.
17. Statistica, Number of PC gamers worldwide 2014-2021.
18. Wireless access point and internet service required and sold separately. Availability of public wireless access points limited. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) is backwards compatible with prior 802.11 specs. The specifications for Wi-Fi 6 are draft and are not final.  If the final specifications differ from the draft specifications, it may affect the ability of the notebook to communicate with other Wi-Fi 6 devices.
19. Actual battery life will vary with use and environmental conditions and will naturally decrease with time and usage.
20. Pricing from HP.com, subject to change without notice. Retailers pricing may vary.

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