MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Dell Inspiron 16 Plus (7610, Early 2021)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus (7610, Early 2021) $700
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$700
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
16" LCD IPS 3072×1920
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core i5-11400H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
N/A
0%
371 GFLOPS FP32
1%
10-Core M4-FL vs UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12 Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
115.1 in² (742.3 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
54ms GtG
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
3072×1920
5.9 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
75% DCI-P3
76% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 2.6 Avg
dE 4.8 Max
dE 3.14 Greyscale
2.34 Gamma
6400K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
1.30mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
6
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Realtek ALC3204
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
90W
19.50V
4.62A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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Removable Cable
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DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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56Wh
4242mAh
13.20V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 9.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
5.0mm
Height
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.3 mm (14 in)
Depth
247.5 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.67 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
2.011 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.49 kg (5.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2230 PCIe 3.0 x4
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1x M.2 2260 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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