Dell Inspiron 7425 (2-in-1, AMD) vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)

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Review

Evaluation of Dell Inspiron 7425 (2-in-1, AMD) and Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) important characteristics
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Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

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Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 7425 (2-in-1, AMD)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
  • Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 58.2 against 54 watt-hours
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
  • 40% sharper screen – 227 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (100.1 vs 110.7 square inches)

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs)
Dimensions 314 x 227.5 x 15.7-17.86 mm
12.36 x 8.96 x 0.62-0.7 inches
304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm
11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches
Area 714 cm2 (110.7 inches2) 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.6% ~79.4%
Side bezels 6.3 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Green Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber - No
Number of fans 1 1
Max. fan speed (RPM) - 7000 RPM
Noise level (max. load) - 41.9 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 13.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 227 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology - No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 7425 (2-in-1, AMD)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 600:1 1759:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 88.3%
Response time 35 ms 36 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 15 V 11.4 V
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 61 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter - 275 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz -
Cores 6 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB -
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon Vega 7 Apple M1 GPU
Fabrication process 7 nm 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 10-45 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 7 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 450 MHz
GPU boost clock 1600 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 1.108 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 3.2 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 448 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 28 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 7 32
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Type DDR4 LPDDR4X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 32 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254-CG -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Loudness - ~77.5 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 3
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.0 cm 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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