Honor MagicBook Art 14 vs Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440

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Display 3120 x 2080
Battery 60 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage 1024GB

Review

Evaluation of Honor MagicBook Art 14 and Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 important characteristics
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)

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59.6
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Value Index
43.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook Art 14
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 35% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 60 against 54 watt-hours
  • Provides 433% higher max. screen brightness: 1600 vs 300 nits
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 36% sharper screen – 257 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.02 kg (2.25 lbs) 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)
Dimensions 316.77 x 223.63 x 11.5 mm
12.47 x 8.8 x 0.45 inches
314 x 226.56 x 15.99-18.99 mm
12.36 x 8.92 x 0.63-0.75 inches
Area 708 cm2 (109.7 inches2) 711 cm2 (110.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~89.6% ~79.9%
Side bezels 4.1 mm 6.3 mm
Colors White, Silver, Green Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 39.8 dB 50.6 dB

Display

Size 14.6 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 257 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 3120 x 2080 pixels 2240 x 1400 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
MagicBook Art 14
14.6″ (3:2 ratio) = 98.4 in2
Inspiron 14 Plus 7440
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 99.9% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 86% 71.4%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 69.3%
Response time 1 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
1600 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15 V
Full charging time 1:38 hr 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 90 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 205 grams 330 / 361 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 14 18
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 35 W 28 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.4 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 28 24
GPU performance 3.9 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 549 -
Solar Bay 11380 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~79.1 dB ~82.5 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 120.0 x 7.2 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on MagicBook Art 14:
    - Intel model: Wi-Fi 6E; Snapdragon model: Wi-Fi 7. Snapdragon offers faster memory at 8448 Gbps.
Notes on Inspiron 14 Plus 7440:
    - Some versions come with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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