Which laptop 13 inches would you buy / recommend and why? Dates:
Macbook pro
1.4 GHz quad-core processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz)
256 GB of storage space
Touch Bar and Touch ID
1.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor of the 8th generation
Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
8 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory
256 GB SSD storage1
Retina display with True Tone
Touch Bar and Touch ID
Two Thunderbolt 3 connections
HP SPECTER x360
Windows 10 Home 64
Intel® Core ™ i7-8565U processor
33.8 cm (13.3 ")
16 GB SDRAM; 512 GB PCIe® NVMe ™ SSD
Intel® UHD Graphics 620 graphics
You can't quite compare that, because they are completely different devices.
One is a MacBook with MacOC as the operating system and the other a Windows Convertible. Just depends on what you want to do with it.
I would make that dependent on the field of application. What happens if? Are there any other Apple devices in the household?
As an alternative Dell:
Macbook
What do you want to use the device for? What are you worth, which qualities are important to you?
So without further information, I would now advise first to the MacBook.