Laptops

Inspiron 14 (3420, Early 2022) vs Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) Full Specs

CPU
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 28 Cores (4P+4E)
CPU
Core i5-1235U10 Cores (2P+8E)
GPU
Adreno 6901,536 Shaders
GPU
1
Memory
Memory
Storage
Storage
256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display
Display
12.4" LCD IPS1536x1024 350Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Price
$500
Price
$799

CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
Storage
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Audio
MicroSD
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
USB 3.2
USB 3.0
Audio
Storage

Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
Core i5-1235U
8 Cores(4P+4E)
8 Threads
3.15GHz
10 Cores(2P+8E)
12 Threads
1.3GHz

Adreno 690
1
1,536 Shaders
680MHz

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
2.4GB/s Read
950MB/s Write
2.2GB/s Read
1.4GB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

12.4" LCD IPS1536x1024 350Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Panel & HDR
LCD VA
Panel & HDR
LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio
83.75 in² 16:9
Area & Aspect Ratio
70.97 in² 3:2
Brightness
250 nits 250 nits Peak
Brightness
350 nits 350 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Response Time
35 ms
Response Time
35 ms
Resolution
1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 157 ppi
Resolution
1536x1024 1.6M Pixels 149 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
LED 600:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1.2K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
170° H 170° V
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
63% sRGB
Color Coverage
95% sRGB 64% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination
Matte AR
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Touchscreen
No
Touchscreen
Yes
Border Size
-
Border Size
6 mm (0.24")

-
Up to 7.5 hours
Charge Time
0-100%: 120 min
Charge Time
-
40Wh
5263mAh
7.6V
Lithium-Ion
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer

Data
2x USB-C 3.0 + DP + PD
1x USB 2.0
Data
1x USB-C 3.1 + DP + PD
1x USB 3.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card Slots
1x microSDXC Card
Card Slots
-

Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.1

Charger
65W USB-C
Charger
39W Surface Connect
Max Power Draw
-
Max Power Draw
39W
Output
65W 20.00V 3.25A
Output
39W 15.00V 2.60A
Input
1.70A
Input
1.16A
Protocol & Port
USB-C
Protocol & Port
Surface Connect Surface Connect
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W)
USB-PD
-

Speakers
2
Speakers
2
Microphones
2
Microphones
2

Keyboard
79%
Scissor
Keyboard
-
Scissor
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Plastic
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Plastic
Biometrics
-
Biometrics
Fingerprint

Launch OS
Windows 11
Launch OS
Windows

Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
18.5 mm (0.73")
Width
323.7 mm (12.74")
Depth
219.8 mm (8.65")
Height
15.7 mm (0.62")
Width
278.2 mm (10.95")
Depth
206.2 mm (8.12")
Weight
1.44 kg
Weight
1.13 kg
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg
Volume
1.3145 L
Volume
0.9006 L
Fans
1
Fans
1

Release Date
2022-03-04
Release Date
2023-10-03
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
3420, Early 2022
Description
Late 2023
Model Number 1
3420
Model Number 1
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