Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 13 5391 and Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

About 18% lighter

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 18% lighter than the 2.62 pounds Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

WeightDell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Pound
2.16 lbs.
2.62 lbs.
Kilogram
0.98 kg
1.19 kg

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Supports larger memory

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Max system memory size
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
16 GB
Dell Inspiron 13 5391
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Memory type and speed
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
Upgradable memory

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” comes with one SODIMM slot 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 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Slots
Onboard
x0,1
TypeLPDDR3LPDDR4X
17% larger display

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Display size
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
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 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
$474.88
$499.00 5% OFF
Dell - Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Silver - i7300-5395SLV-PUS
Dell - Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Silver - i7300-5395SLV-PUS
By Dell
$599.00
$647.96 8% OFF
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD Non-Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-11390H, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver (Latest Model)
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD Non-Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-11390H, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver (Latest Model)
By Dell
$1,062.83
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” Price
SAMSUNG Electronics Galaxy Book 15 Int 15.6" Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 8GB, 256GB- Wi-Fi - Mystic Silver (NP750XDA-KD1US)
SAMSUNG Electronics Galaxy Book 15 Int 15.6" Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 8GB, 256GB- Wi-Fi - Mystic Silver (NP750XDA-KD1US)
By SAMSUNG
$530.00
SAMSUNG 15.6" Galaxy Book3 Business Laptop Computer/Windows 11 PRO/16GB - 512GB/ 13th Gen Intel® Core i5-1335U Processor, 2023 Model, NP754XFG-KB2US, Silver
SAMSUNG 15.6" Galaxy Book3 Business Laptop Computer/Windows 11 PRO/16GB - 512GB/ 13th Gen Intel® Core i5-1335U Processor, 2023 Model, NP754XFG-KB2US, Silver
By SAMSUNG
$619.99
$999.99 38% OFF
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15.6 Laptop| QLED Display and Intel Core i7 Processor | 12GB Memory | 512GB SSD | Long Battery Life and Windows 10 Operating System | (NP950XCJ-K01US) (Renewed)
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15.6 Laptop| QLED Display and Intel Core i7 Processor | 12GB Memory | 512GB SSD | Long Battery Life and Windows 10 Operating System | (NP950XCJ-K01US) (Renewed)
By SAMSUNG
$789.49

Availability

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Released20192019
Release Date
  • Announced at IFA 2019
  • Available on October 1, 2019
  • Announced at Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19)
  • Announced on October 30, 2019
Pricing
  • Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN)
  • Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)
  • $1299.99 - i7 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Exterior

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
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)
14.02" x 8.98" x 0.59" (355.0 x 227.2 x 14.9 mm)
Weight
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • 2.16 lb (1.18 kg)
  • WWAN Models
    • 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
  • 2.62 lbs (1.19 kg)
    Integrated graphics model
  • 2.77 lbs (1.26 kg )
    Discrete graphics model
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
Aura Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with Numpad
    The fingerprint sensor next to the arrow keys of the keyboard.
  • Precise Touchpad
    Wireless PowerShare with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Panel Type: QLED

Ports

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
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
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 2 x USB 3.0
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x UFS & MicroSDXC card reader (up to 1TB)
  • 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo
  • 1 x Power port

Internal Specs

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
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™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
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™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
4 GB 8 GB
2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
  • Memory Slots
    • 1 x Onboard Memory
    • 1 x SODIMM slot
  • Memory Configurations
    • Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Onboard
    • Memory Speed: 3733 MHz
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.-
Storage
256 GB 512 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
  • Hard Drive Slots
    • 1 x Onboard NVMe slot
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
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)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth® v5.0
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)
-

Battery

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Size
  • 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
  • 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
69.7 Wh
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.
5 hours
Power Supply65 Watt AC Adapter65W Power Adapter

Software

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe
  • Foxit Phantom Standard PDF
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Color Profiles
  • SmartByte
  • Wave MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Link Sharing
  • Live Message
  • Live Wallpaper
  • McAfee Live Safe (60 days trial)
  • Samsung Gallery
  • Quick Search
  • Samsung DeX
  • Samsung Flow
  • Samsung Notes
  • Samsung Recovery
  • Samsung Settings
  • Studio Plus
  • Samsung Update
  • teamPL

Camera & Audio

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Camera
  • Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
HD front-facing camera
Audio
  • 2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack
  • Dual Digital Microphone Array
  • AKG Stereo Speakers
  • Smart Amp (Max 5 W x 2)
  • Internal Digital Mic

Misc

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)
  • Fingerprint sensor
SecurityFingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)
  • TPM
  • Fingerprint Reader
In the box-
  • Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15″
  • AC adapter (wall mount)
  • Quickstart Guide (paper)
  • Ejection pin
Warranty-1-year limited warranty

Key Features

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
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 Late
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.62 lb
1.19 kg
Powered By
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
Upgradable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”

Dell has released the Inspiron 13 5391, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Galaxy Book Ion 15” was introduced by Samsung around the same time in late-2019. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell Inspiron 13 53911
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U89793.73%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94498.64%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U957100.00%
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U957100.00%
0957

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell Inspiron 13 53911
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U1,86663.43%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93399.69%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,942100.00%
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,942100.00%
02,942

The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”. In addition, The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighs 2.16 lbs. about 21% lighter than the 2.62 lbs. Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”. Moreover, measured at 12.11” x 8.05” x 0.65”, the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is considerably more portable than the Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” at 14.02” x 8.98” x 0.59”.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 supports up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”, it supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory that you can upgrade with memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with an integrated storage module and an additional M.2 slot for adding more space.

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