Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023) $480
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$480
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
N100
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
N100
4 Cores
4 Threads
0.8GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 1,100
27%
GB6M 2,100
8%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
192 Shaders
750MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.29 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
4GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/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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15"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD TN
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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
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
Touch
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White Backlight
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
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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2
Realtek ALC3204
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1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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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
1x SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 22 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
Aluminum
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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
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
234.9 mm (9.2 in)
Volume
1.47 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
1.651 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.94 kg (4.3 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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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison