Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 13 (Early 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 13 (Early 2024) $1,200
Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023) $300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$300
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Athlon Silver 3050U
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Athlon Silver 3050U
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
GB6S 770
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GB6M 1,345
5%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
128 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 2 FPS
2%
FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
4GB
DDR4-2400
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD TN
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400 Nits
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220 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
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Realtek ALC3204
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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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
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 240 min
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
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.52 kg (3.3 lb)
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Weight
1.628 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.92 kg (4.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison