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Dell Latitude 5421 vs. Dell Latitude 5420

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Latitude 5421 and Dell Latitude 5420 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest July 18, 2021

The 2021 Dell Latitude 5421 features the 45W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11400H up to 8-core Intel Core i7-11850H with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz. While the 2021 Dell Latitude 5420 features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-10210U up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 14″ Dell Latitude 5421 (2021) and the 14″ Dell Latitude 5420 (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Dell Latitude 5421 vs. Dell Latitude 5420: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	11th Gen Intel H-Series Processors - up to 8-core Intel Core i9-11850H with turbo boost up to 4.80 GHz. Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 - with 2GB of GDDR6 to ensure reliable video conferencing and media consumption. Faster DDR4 Memory - The new Latitude model supports up to 64GB DDR4 3200MHz memory.

Availability	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on May 11, 2021	Announced on January 05, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 12, 2021
Pricing	$1,979.42 i5-11400H8GB128GBIntel UHDIR Cam $2,189.13 i5-11400H8GB256GBIntel UHD $2,697.28 i5-11500H8GB256GBIntel UHDLTE $2,887.43 i5-11500H16GB256GBIntel UHDLTE $3,269.72 i7-11850H16GB256GBIntel UHDIR CamLTE $3,661.15 i7-11850H16GB512GBMX450IR CamLTE $5,488.71 i7-11850H64GB2TBMX450IR CamPrivacy SafeScreenTouchLTE

Dell Latitude 5421 Price
	Puccy Anti Blue Light Tempered Glass Screen Protector Film, compatible with Dell Latitude 5000 5421 14" Laptop (Active Area Cover Only) Protective Protectors Guard (Not Case ） By ノーブランド品 $38.98	See at Amazon
	Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with Dell Latitude 5000 5421 14" Laptop Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass Front Screen Protectors Case） By Puccy $18.98	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude E7470 14in Laptop, Core i5-6300U 2.4GHz, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed) By Dell $318.00 Was: $333.55	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 5420 Price
	Dell Latitude 5420 I5 11-1135 G7 8GB By Dell $1,094.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5000 5420 14" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 (11th Gen) i7-1185G7 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro - Intel Iris Xe Graphics - in- By Dell $1,735.92	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5420 I5 11-1145 G7 By Dell $1,646.99 Was: $1,798.89	See at Amazon

Display	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Size	14 Inches	14 Inches
Info	14” HD 1366 x 768112 ppiTN220 nits45% NTSC300:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVA2.40W 14” FHD 1920 x 1080157 ppiIPS250 nits45% NTSC600:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVA3.60W 14” FHD with Super Low Power (SPL) Support 1920 x 1080157 ppiIPS400 nits100% sRGB1000:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVALBL2.50W 14” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080157 ppiIPS300 nits72% NTSC600:1Anti-GlareTouchWVA4.10W 14” FHD with Touch & Privacy Support 1920 x 1080157 ppiIPS300 nits100% sRGB600:1Anti-GlareTouchWVA3.50W	14” HD 1366 x 768TN220 nits45% NTSC300:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVA2.4W 14” FHD 1920 x 1080IPS250 nits45% NTSC600:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVA3.2W 14” FHD with Low Blue Light (LBL) Support 1920 x 1080IPS400 nits100% sRGB1000:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVALBL2.5W 14” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080IPS300 nits75% NTSC600:1Anti-GlareTouchWVA4.51W 14” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080IPS300 nits100% sRGB600:1Anti-GlareTouchWVA3.5W

Exterior	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.65” x 8.35” x 0.82” (321.35 mm x 212 mm x 20.95 mm)	12.65” x 8.35” x 0.76” (321.4 mm x 212 mm x 19.3 mm)
Weight	3.30 lb (1.49 kg)	3.09 lb (1.4 kg)
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Single Pointing Backlit US-English Keyboard Touchpad Size: 4.53” x 2.55” (115 mm x 65 mm) Available models: Cirque and Synaptics Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.	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.
Ports	Left 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4 (40Gbps), Power Delivery, Native DisplayPort 2.0 Alt Mode video output. 1 x SmartCard Reader Optional Right 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) with PowerShare. 1 x Ethernet Flip-Down RJ45 port 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x MicroSD Card reader 1 x Universal Audio jack 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot Back 1 x External eSIM card slot Optional.	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4 (40Gbps), Power Delivery, Native DisplayPort Alt Mode video output. 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Flip-Down RJ-45 Ethernet port 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x MicroSD Card reader 4.0 1 x Universal Audio jack 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot Optional Ports 1 x SmartCard Reader 1 x External eSIM card slot

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	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
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz	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
Discrete Graphics	Optional NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 2GB GDDR6
Memory	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR4 Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB8GB16GB Single Channel 8GB16GB32GB64GB Dual Channel	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR4 Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB8GB16GB Single Channel 8GB16GB32GB64GB Dual Channel
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Type: PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)Bluetooh 5.0 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Bluetooth 5.2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 MbpsTriple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Bluetooth 5.2	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi 802.11 a/b/gWiFi-4 (802.11n)WiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooh 5.0 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi 802.11 a/b/gWiFi-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 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi 802.11 a/b/gWiFi-4 (802.11n)WiFi-5 (802.11ac)WiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
	WWAN: Intel 7360 (DW5820e) Transfer rate: up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Data rate: LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) LTE TDD: 347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9) UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 kbps DL/384 kbps UL 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) Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS.	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 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Size	64 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge. 64 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion, Long Life Battery, ExpressCharge.	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)
Power Supply	90W130W USB Type-C adapter.	65W90W USB Type-C adapter.

Software	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
OS	Windows 10 ProUbuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 ProUbuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p with 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera Optional for Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor Optional for Express Sign-in.	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.
Audio	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell Latitude 5421	Dell Latitude 5420
Sensors	Windows Adaptive Color 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the system board. 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the hinge-up Optional. Fingerprint Sensor Optional. IR Camera Optional. Proximity sensor Optional.	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)
Security	TPM 2.0 FIPS 140-2 Certified, TCG Certified Optional Windows Hello Compliant Fingerprint Reader in the power button Optional Security Hardware Authentication Bundles 1: Touch Fingerprint Reader (in Power Button) with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 2: Contacted Smart Card with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 3: Touch Fingerprint Reader (in Power Button) and Contacted Smart Card with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 4: Contacted Smart Card, Contactless Smart Card NFC and Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 5: Touch Fingerprint Reader (in Power Button), Contacted Smart Card, Contactless Smart Card NFC, and Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification Optional Express Sign-in with Face IR camera (Windows Hello compliant) and Proximity Sensor Dell Client Command Suite Dell BIOS Verification Optional Dell Endpoint Security and Management Software VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Standard VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Standard + Secureworks Threat Detection and Response Dell Encryption Enterprise Dell Encryption Personal Carbonite VMware Workspace ONE Absolute® Endpoint Visibility and Control Netskope Dell Supply Chain Defense Chassis Intrusion Detection Battery Removal Detection	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
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

Dell Latitude 5421 Price
	Puccy Anti Blue Light Tempered Glass Screen Protector Film, compatible with Dell Latitude 5000 5421 14" Laptop (Active Area Cover Only) Protective Protectors Guard (Not Case ） By ノーブランド品 $38.98	See at Amazon
	Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with Dell Latitude 5000 5421 14" Laptop Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass Front Screen Protectors Case） By Puccy $18.98	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude E7470 14in Laptop, Core i5-6300U 2.4GHz, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed) By Dell $318.00 Was: $333.55	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 5420 Price
	Dell Latitude 5420 I5 11-1135 G7 8GB By Dell $1,094.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5000 5420 14" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 (11th Gen) i7-1185G7 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro - Intel Iris Xe Graphics - in- By Dell $1,735.92	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5420 I5 11-1145 G7 By Dell $1,646.99 Was: $1,798.89	See at Amazon

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