Laptops

Surface Laptop 4 13 (Early 2021) vs Inspiron 14 (3420, Early 2022) Full Specs

CPU
Ryzen 5 4680U6 Cores
CPU
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 28 Cores (4P+4E)
GPU
Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz448 Shaders
GPU
Adreno 6901,536 Shaders
Memory
8GBLPDDR4X-4266
Memory
Storage
Storage
Display
13.5" LCD IPS2256x1504 400Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Display
Price
$699
Price
$500

CPU
iGPU
Storage
Memory
Chipset
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Audio
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
Storage
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Audio
MicroSD

Ryzen 5 4680U
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz
8 Cores(4P+4E)
8 Threads
3.15GHz

Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz
Adreno 690
448 Shaders
1.5GHz
1,536 Shaders
680MHz

8GBLPDDR4X-4266

2GB/s Read
1GB/s Write
2.4GB/s Read
950MB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

13.5" LCD IPS2256x1504 400Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Panel & HDR
LCD IPS
Panel & HDR
LCD VA
Area & Aspect Ratio
84.12 in² 3:2
Area & Aspect Ratio
83.75 in² 16:9
Brightness
400 nits 400 nits Peak
Brightness
250 nits 250 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Response Time
63 ms
Response Time
35 ms
Resolution
2256x1504 3.4M Pixels 201 ppi
Resolution
1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 157 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1.4K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 600:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Viewing Angles
170° H 170° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
98% sRGB 65% DCI-P3
Color Coverage
63% sRGB
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Coating & Lamination
Matte AR
Touchscreen
Yes
Touchscreen
No
Border Size
11.3 mm (0.44")
Border Size
-

Up to 7.5 hours
-
Charge Time
-
Charge Time
0-100%: 120 min
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
40Wh
5263mAh
7.6V
Lithium-Ion

Data
1x USB 3.0
1x USB-C 3.0 + DP + PD
Data
2x USB-C 3.0 + DP + PD
1x USB 2.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card Slots
-
Card Slots
1x microSDXC Card

Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.0
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.2

Charger
65W Surface Connect USB-A
Charger
65W USB-C
Max Power Draw
64W
Max Power Draw
-
Output
65W 15.00V 4.33A
Output
65W 20.00V 3.25A
Input
1.60A
Input
1.70A
Protocol & Port
Surface Connect USB-A
Protocol & Port
USB-C
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W)

Speakers
2
Speakers
2
Microphones
2
Microphones
2

Keyboard
-
Scissor
Backlit
Keyboard
79%
Scissor
-
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Glass
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Plastic
Biometrics
Face ID
Biometrics
-

Launch OS
Windows
Launch OS
Windows 11

Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Plastic
Height
14.5 mm (0.57")
Width
308 mm (12.13")
Depth
223 mm (8.78")
Height
18.5 mm (0.73")
Width
323.7 mm (12.74")
Depth
219.8 mm (8.65")
Weight
1.29 kg
Weight
1.44 kg
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg
Volume
0.9959 L
Volume
1.3145 L
Fans
1
Fans
1

Release Date
2021-04-13
Release Date
2022-03-04
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
Early 2021
Description
3420, Early 2022
Model Number 1
-
Model Number 1
3420