About this replacement
HP Spectre X360 13-AB001 Series — 11.55V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (CN03XL)
This is an 11.55V, 4900mAh (56.6Wh) Li-Polymer cell that replaces the OEM CN03XL battery in the HP Spectre X360 13-AB001, 13-AB099, 13T-AB000, 13-AC033DX, and over 220 additional Spectre X360 variants. It matches the original voltage rail, physical footprint (268.10 × 125.70 × 4.00mm), and connector to the motherboard. Also cross-references as HSTNN-LB7L, 901308-421, 901345-855, and CN03057XL.
- Spectre X360 13-AB and 13T-AB platform fit: These models share the same 11.55V three-cell Li-Polymer architecture, the same BMS handshake protocol, and the same flat-cable connector. One cell works across the full variant range because HP held that power rail constant through the AB and T-AB board revisions.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell on a Spectre X360 13-AB001 board. The BMS initialised without error, charge current accepted at the full rate, and the BIOS recognised the cell without a firmware prompt. No charge-limit or authentication fault was triggered during the test cycle.
- Post-install calibration on the Spectre X360: After fitting, run the laptop down to hibernate cutoff under normal load — do not force-shutdown — then charge uninterrupted to 100%. This gives the fuel gauge IC one clean reference cycle against the new cell and clears the inaccurate health warning that appears in HP Support Assistant after every cell swap.
Why the Spectre X360 shuts down at 20–30% charge shown
The Spectre X360 runs an Intel processor and a high-resolution touch display simultaneously. Under that combined load, the battery voltage drops faster than the fuel gauge predicts — especially with a new cell the gauge IC has never seen before. When cell voltage hits the low-voltage cutoff threshold, the BMS disconnects the pack and the laptop shuts down, even though the OS still shows 20–30% remaining. This is a calibration gap, not a faulty cell. Run two full discharge-to-hibernate then uninterrupted charge cycles, and the gauge IC recalibrates its discharge curve to match the actual cell chemistry.
BIOS reporting the replacement cell as poor health or unknown immediately after install
The HP BIOS reads battery health from EEPROM data written by the previous cell over its charge history. When a new cell goes in, that EEPROM record is either absent or mismatched, so the BIOS flags the battery as degraded or unknown — before the cell has been used once. This is not a fault with the replacement. To reset it, complete the one full discharge-to-hibernate cycle described above, then charge to 100% without interruption. After that cycle completes, recheck HP Support Assistant — the health status should update to normal.