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Dell Latitude 5420 vs. Surface Laptop Go 2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell Latitude 5420 and Surface Laptop Go 2 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Latitude 5420 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5420 is better than Surface Laptop Go 2.

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Dell Latitude 5420 has a 22% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-1135G7 inside Surface Laptop Go 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-1145G7

4,450

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Surface Laptop Go 2 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i3-1125G4

3,690

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Dell Latitude 5420 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop Go 2. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop Go 2.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5420

64 GB

Surface Laptop Go 2

16 GB

Dell Latitude 5420 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 Surface Laptop Go 2 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Dell Latitude 5420 has a 14-inch screen size 12% larger than the 12.45-inch Surface Laptop Go 2.

Display size

Dell Latitude 5420

14-inch

Surface Laptop Go 2

12.45-inch

Dell Latitude 5420 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Laptop Go 2. It has eleven versus four amount of ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Go 2.

Ports	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
microSIM card slot	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Smart Card Reader	Yes	No
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	No
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	11	4

Dell Latitude 5420 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Laptop Go 2. It has six versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Go 2.

Ports	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

Surface Laptop Go 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop Go 2 is better than Dell Latitude 5420.

2022 vs. 2021

Surface Laptop Go 2 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Latitude 5420. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Latitude 5420.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop Go 2 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell Latitude 5420 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop Go 2 weighed 2.48 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.09 pounds Dell Latitude 5420.

Weight	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Pound	3.09 lbs.	2.48 lbs.
Kilogram	1.40 kg	1.12 kg

Prices

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

Dell Latitude 5420 Price
	Dell Latitude 5420 14" Notebook, Intel Core i5-1145G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $321.00 $373.99 14% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5420 Laptop FHD (1920 x 1080) Notebook PC, Core i7-1185G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, HDMI, Thunderbolt, Webcam, WiFi, Type-C, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $379.00 $459.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5420 Business Laptop 14" IPS FHD, Intel i7-1185G7, 64GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, AX Wi-Fi, Fingerprint, SD Card Reader, HDMI, USB Type-C Thunderbolt - Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $585.00	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop Go 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2-12.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 8GB Memory - 128 SSD - Ice Blue (Latest Model) By Microsoft $474.00 $519.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" Touch 8GB 256GB SSD Core™ i5-1135G7 2.4GHz Win10S, Platinum (Renewed), Silver By Microsoft $379.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Iris Xe Graphics, 12.4" Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home S Mode Laptop Computer, KMM-00001, Sage (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00 $378.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 05, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 12, 2021	Introduced: June 1, 2022 Pre-ordered: June 1, 2022 Released: June 7, 2022
Pricing	-	For Consumer (Windows 11 Home): $599.99 - i5 \| 4GB \| 128GB SSD \| Platinum Only $699.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 128GB SSD $899.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB SSD For Commercial (Windows 11 Pro): $799.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 128GB SSD $999.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB SSD $1,199.99 - i5 \| 16GB \| 256GB SSD \| Platinum Only
Generations	2022 Dell Latitude 5431 2022 Dell Latitude 5430 2021 Dell Latitude 5420 2020 Dell Latitude 5410 2018 Dell Latitude 5490 2017 Dell Latitude 5480	2022 Surface Laptop Go 2 2020 Surface Laptop Go

Exterior	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Dimensions	12.65” x 8.35” x 0.76” (321.4 mm x 212 mm x 19.3 mm)	10.95” x 8.12” x 0.62” (278.18mm x 206.2 mm x 15.7 mm)
Weight	3.09 lb (1.4 kg)	2.48 lbs. (1,127 g)
Colors	-	Sage Ice Blue Sandstone Platium
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Single Pointing Backlit US-English Keyboard Touchpad Size: 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.	Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Size	14 Inches	12.45 Inches
Info	14” HD 1366 x 768 TN 220 nits 45% NTSC 300:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 2.4W 14” FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 600:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 3.2W 14” FHD with Low Blue Light (LBL) Support 1920 x 1080 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA LBL 2.5W 14” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 75% NTSC 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.51W 14” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 100% sRGB 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 3.5W	Resolution: 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Ports	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional Right (7) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Flip-Down Port 1 x microSD card slot v4.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot Back (1) 1 x microSIM card slot Optional	Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Magnet Charging, Docking

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G4 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.00 → 3.70 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR4 Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB Single Channel 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Dual Channel	4GB 8GB 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD	128 GB 256 GB SSD
Fans Number	-	1

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooh 5.0 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
More	WWAN: Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced (DW5820e) CAT9 Transfer rate up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Wireless standards (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,17,18,19,20,21,26,28,29,30,38,39,40,41,66), HSPA+ (1, 2, 4,5, 8)	-

Battery	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Size	42 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable battery with 1-years life span) 63 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable battery with 1-years life span) 42 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion, Long Life Battery with 3-years life span) 63 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion, Long Life Battery with 3-years life span)	41 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65W 90W USB Type-C adapter.	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just over one hour)

Software

Dell Latitude 5420

Surface Laptop Go 2

Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04

Upgradable to Windows 11

For Consumer: Windows 11 Home
For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro

Built-in Apps

Microsoft Office 30-days trial
McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Consumer

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 1-month trial
Xbox App
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month trial

Commerial

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p with 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. 1080p with 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080p FHD) at 30 fps. Optional Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	720p HD f2.0 front-facing video camera
Audio	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
Inking	-	Not Support
Sensors	Ambient Light Sensor on the hinge-up (optional) 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the system board. 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the hinge-up (optional). Fingerprint Sensor IR Camera (optional)	Ambient light sensor
Security	Hardware-Based Security Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 discrete FIPS 140-2 certification for TPM TCG (Trusted Computing Group) Certification for TPM The fingerprint reader in power button tied to ControlVault 3 ControlVault 3 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification Contacted Smart Card and ControlVault 3 Contactless Smart Card, NFC, and ControlVault 3 SED SSD NVMe, SSD, and HDD (Opal and non-Opal) per SDL FIPS 201 Full Scan FPR and ControlVault 3 Data Security McAfee Small Business Security 30-day trial McAfee Small Business Security 12-months subscription, digitally delivered McAfee Small Business Security 24-months subscription, digitally delivered McAfee Small Business Security 36-months subscription, digitally delivered	Consumer Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Note Surface Laptop Go 2 i5/4GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button. Commercial Discrete hardware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Note Surface Laptop Go 2 i5/4GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button.
In the box	-	Surface Laptop Go 2 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis	One-year limited hardware warranty

Key Features	Dell Latitude 5420	Surface Laptop Go 2
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.09 lb 1.40 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,404 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Optional 4G LTE Up to Wi-Fi 6E Dual Thunderbolt™️ 4 Ports Optional IR Camera For Face Unlock Built-in Fingerprint Reader Power Button	Released in Mid 2022 3:2 1.5K 12.45” 1024p 60Hz Weight 2.48 lb 1.12 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-1135G7 4C/8T, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,195 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,980 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X Starting at $599.99 i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD, No Fingerprint Up to 13.5 Hours Battery Life Optional Fingerprint Reader On Power Button Single USB-A USB 3.0 Single USB-C w/ DP & PD Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1