Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 (Early 2021) vs Dell Inspiron 14 (3420, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 (Early 2021) $699
Dell Inspiron 14 (3420, Early 2022) $500
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
CPU
Ryzen 5 4680U
CPU
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
GPU
Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz
GPU
Adreno 690
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256×1504 Touch
Display
14" LCD VA 1920×1080
GPU Image
Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz
448 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Adreno 690
1536 Shaders
680MHz
Shared Memory
10 FPS 1080p
8%
1.34 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
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2.09 TFLOPS FP32
4%
Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz vs Adreno 690 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2GB/s
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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14"
LCD VA
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Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
83.8 in² (540.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
63ms GtG
Response Time
35ms GtG
Flicker
22000Hz
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Resolution
2256×1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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600:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
Coverage
63% sRGB
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dE 2.8 Avg
dE 7.2 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6510K
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Coating
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White Backlight
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
65W
20.00V
3.25A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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40Wh
5263mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
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Charge Time
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120 min 100%
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Height
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
323.7 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
219.8 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.31 L
Weight
1.288 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg (3.5 lb)
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Weight
1.442 kg (3.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg (3.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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