Microsoft Surface Pro 7 vs Dell Inspiron 15 5505
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45
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 7
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 730 grams less (around 1.61 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 45 against 40 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 89% sharper screen – 267 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (91 vs 129.4 square inches)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5505
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 45% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 292 x 201 x 8.5 mm 11.5 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
356.1 x 234.5 x 14.1-17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.23 x 0.56-0.7 inches |
| Area | 587 cm2 (91 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.7% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 16.1 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 175° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 1 |
Display
| Size | 12.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 267 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Contrast | 1001:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 93.2% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 60.3% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 281 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 | Radeon Vega 5 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 12 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 0 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 1.87 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 320 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 20 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 7 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Ice Lake-U/Y PCH-LP cAVS | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.6W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 78.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 10.2 x 5.3 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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