Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 14 (3420, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
Dell Inspiron 14 (3420, Early 2022) $500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
Adreno 690
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
14" LCD VA 1920x1080 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.15GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
N/A
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N/A
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Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
Adreno 690
768 Shaders
680MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 1.04 TFLOPS
2%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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LCD VA
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600 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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600:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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2x 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
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1x micro SDXC Card
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
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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40Wh
5263mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 22 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 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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Height
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 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
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 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
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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Change Comparison