Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Dell G3 15 3500: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 and Dell G3 15 3500 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Dell G3 15 3500.

About 62% lighter

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 62% lighter than the 5.64 pounds Dell G3 15 3500.

WeightDell Inspiron 13 5391Dell G3 15 3500
Pound
2.16 lbs.
5.64 lbs.
Kilogram
0.98 kg
2.56 kg

Dell G3 15 3500 Pros

Reasons that Dell G3 15 3500 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G3 15 3500 has a 83% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell G3 15 3500 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell G3 15 3500 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i3-10110U
1,866
Supports larger memory

Dell G3 15 3500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Max system memory size
Dell G3 15 3500
32 GB
Dell Inspiron 13 5391
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Dell G3 15 3500 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Memory type and speed
Dell G3 15 3500 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
Upgradable memory

Dell G3 15 3500 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell Inspiron 13 5391Dell G3 15 3500
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR3DDR4
17% larger display

Dell G3 15 3500 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Display size
Dell G3 15 3500
15.6-inch
Dell Inspiron 13 5391
13.3-inch

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Price
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home
By Dell
$799.00
$1,099.99 27% OFF
Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Business Laptop 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare Touchscreen Intel 10-Core i5-1335U Processor (>i7-1255u) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD FHD Webcam ExpressCharge Long Battery Life Win11
Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Business Laptop 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare Touchscreen Intel 10-Core i5-1335U Processor (>i7-1255u) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD FHD Webcam ExpressCharge Long Battery Life Win11
By Dell
$472.88
$496.00 5% OFF
Dell Inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 Laptop 14" FHD+ Touchscreen Intel 10-core i7-1355U Processor 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt FHD Camera Fast Charging Long Battery Life Win11 Silver
Dell Inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 Laptop 14" FHD+ Touchscreen Intel 10-core i7-1355U Processor 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt FHD Camera Fast Charging Long Battery Life Win11 Silver
By Dell
$859.00
Dell G3 15 3500 Price
Dell Gaming G3 15 3500 - 15.6 Inch FHD, Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home Eclipse Black
Dell Gaming G3 15 3500 - 15.6 Inch FHD, Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home Eclipse Black
By Dell
$1,299.00
Dell G16 7630 Gaming Laptop - 16-inch (2560 x 1600) QHD+ 165Hz 3ms Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Metallic Nightshade
Dell G16 7630 Gaming Laptop - 16-inch (2560 x 1600) QHD+ 165Hz 3ms Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Metallic Nightshade
By Dell
$1,500.53
$1,599.99 6% OFF
Dell Inspiron 16 5635 Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7-7730U, QHD 16 inch, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 1TB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Premium Support - Platinum Silver
Dell Inspiron 16 5635 Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7-7730U, QHD 16 inch, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 1TB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Premium Support - Platinum Silver
By Dell
$649.00
$799.97 19% OFF

Availability

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Dell G3 15 3500
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at IFA 2019
  • Available on October 1, 2019
  • Announced on May 13, 2020
  • Available on May 21, 2020
Pricing
  • Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN)
  • Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)
Starting at $779.99

Exterior

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Dimensions
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm)
  • WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with GTX 1650 and 1650Ti
    • 14.35 x 10 x 0.85 - 1.11 - 0.92 in (364.46 x 254 x 21.60 - 28.18 - 23.31 mm)
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above
    • 14.35 x 10 x 0.85 - 1.22 - 1.05 in (364.46 x 254 x 21.60 - 30.96 - 26.57 mm)
Weight
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • 2.16 lb (1.18 kg)
  • WWAN Models
    • 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with GTX 1650 and 1650Ti
    • 5.64 lb (2.56 kg)
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above
    • 5.69 lb (2.58 kg)
Colors
  • Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard)
  • Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard)
  • Ice Lilac
  • Eclipse black
  • Alpine white
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling
  • Keyboard
    • Standard full-size, spill-resistant keyboard with numeric keypad
    • Backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only)
    • 4-zone RGB backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only)
  • Touchpad
    • Size: 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm).
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display

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Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display
  • FHD 220 nits 60Hz
    (1920 x 1080) 220 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate
  • FHD 300 nits 60Hz
    (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate
  • FHD 300 nits 144Hz
    (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 144Hz refresh rate

Ports

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Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4b
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x Micro SD card reader
  • 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack
  • 1 x AC Power
Dell G3 15 3500 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • Dell G3 15 3500
    • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
    • 2 x USB 2.0 ports
    • 1 x RJ45 network port
    • 1 x HDMI 2.0 Port
    • 1 x headset jack
    • 1 x SD-card reader
    • 1 x Wedge-shaped lock
    • 1 x Power-adapter port
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with GTX 1650 Ti
    • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 3 port
    • 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4b

Internal Specs

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Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
4 GB 8 GB
2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 4GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2933MHz
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, 4GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti, 4GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti, 6GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060, 6GB GDDR6
Storage
256 GB 512 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with a 3-cell battery
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
  • Dell G3 15 3500 with a 4-cell battery
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
    • Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive

Connectivity

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Wi-Fi
  • Intel 9560
    Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
  • Intel 9462
    Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi
    • Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
  • Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless
    • Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
  • Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1820)
    • Up to 433 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax
  • Intel Wireless-AC 9462
    • Up to 433 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth 5
    • Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless
    • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi
    • Intel Wireless-AC 9462 2x2 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth 4.2
    • Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1820)
Ethernet-
  • Realtek GB LAN
    • Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps
    • (for computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and 1650 Ti)
  • Killer E2500 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller
    • Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
    • (for computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and above)
More
  • Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
    • Intel 7360 (DW5820e)
    • Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9)
    • Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL)
    • Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+)
    • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)
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Battery

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Dell G3 15 3500
Size
  • 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
  • 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
  • 51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion)
  • 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 06 minutes
  • WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 44 minutes
* Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.
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Power Supply65 Watt AC Adapter
  • 130 W power adapter
    Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.7A.
  • 240 W power adapter
    Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.

Software

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OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe
  • Foxit Phantom Standard PDF
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Color Profiles
  • SmartByte
  • Wave MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Alienware Command Center
  • Dell Digital Delivery
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Recovery Environment
  • DropBox
  • Microsoft® Office 2016 trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)

Camera & Audio

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Camera
  • Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • 2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack
  • Dual Digital Microphone Array
  • Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers
  • 2 tuned speakers
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

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Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
SecurityFingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)
  • Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
Warranty-1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship

Key Features

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At Glance
Released in Late
2019
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.16 lb
0.98 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX250
2GB GDDR5
Released in Mid
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.64 lb
2.56 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
Dell G3 15 3500 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6

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