Dell 16 Plus vs Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell 16 Plus
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 730 grams less (around 1.61 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (138.6 vs 171.3 square inches)
- 15% sharper screen – 142 versus 123 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 79% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 13-18% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.78 x 250.6 x 16.99 mm 14.05 x 9.87 x 0.67 inches |
402.5 x 274.5 x 18.6-19.9 mm 15.85 x 10.81 x 0.73-0.78 inches |
| Area | 894 cm2 (138.7 inches2) | 1105 cm2 (171.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~88.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 3.1 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.9 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 18.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 123 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 18 (M1807)
18.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 152.2 in2
16 Plus
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~32% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.2 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 273 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Radeon 780M |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | - | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | - | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 558 | 253 |
| Solar Bay | - | 12194 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x16 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3329 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~82.7 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 13.3 x 9.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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