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Dell Latitude 5431 vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Latitude 5431 and M1 MacBook Air specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Latitude 5431 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5431 is better than M1 MacBook Air.

2022 vs. 2020

Intel Core i7-1270P inside Dell Latitude 5431 has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 5431 - Intel Core i7-1270P

9,328

Dell Latitude 5431 - Intel Core i5-1250P

9,283

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)

7,414

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

Dell Latitude 5431 - Intel Core i5-1240P

7,240

Dell Latitude 5431 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Air. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5431

64 GB

M1 MacBook Air

16 GB

Dell Latitude 5431 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 M1 MacBook Air since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR5	Unified

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce MX550 2GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell Latitude 5431 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Dell Latitude 5431 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size

Dell Latitude 5431

14-inch

M1 MacBook Air

13.3-inch

Dell Latitude 5431 weighed 1.3 pounds, 54% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.

Weight	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Pound	1.3 lbs.	2.8 lbs.
Kilogram	0.59 kg	1.27 kg

Dell Latitude 5431 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Air. It has eleven versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.

Ports	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
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
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes x2
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	No
USB-A	Yes x2	No
Total	11	3

Dell Latitude 5431 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Air. It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.

Ports	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No

M1 MacBook Air Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of M1 MacBook Air over Dell Latitude 5431.

Prices

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

Dell Latitude 5431 Price
	Dell Latitude 5000 5431 Laptop (2022) \| 14" FHD \| Core i5 - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM \| 12 Cores @ 4.4 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,009.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5431 Laptop 14-inch FHD (1920x1080) Intel Core i7-1270P (2.20GHz) 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,091.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Laptop Charger 90W Watt USB Type C AC Power Adapter Precision 3470 3570 3571 5770,XPS 15 9520,Latitude 9330 9430 7430 5530 5531 7330 5431 5531 5330 7330 7530,Inspiron 7420 By Dell $69.25	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Air Price
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $629.00	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $704.68	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $610.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Released	2022	2020
Release Date	Announced on March 31, 2022 Available in April 2022	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,771	$999 Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,249 Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	Dell Latitude 14 5431 Dell Latitude 14 5000 Series (12th Gen Intel P28 Series) 14-inch Dell Latitude 5000 Series Dell Latitude 5431 Laptop 2022 Dell Latitude 5431	-
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 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions	12.65 x 8.35 x 0.82” (321.40 x 212 x 20.95 mm)	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight	3.30 lb (1.49 kg)	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors	-	Gold Space Gray Silver
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.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Size	14 Inches	13.3 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 3.1W 14” FHD with SLP & LBL 1920 x 1080 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA Low Blue Light (LBL) Super Low Power (SLP) 2.5W 14” FHD with Touch 1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 100% sRGB 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.1W 14” FHD with Touch & Privacy 1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 100% sRGB 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 3.5W	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 400 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, 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: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P 12 cores, 16 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1250P 12 cores, 16 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 4.80 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1250P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) Apple M1 iGPU 7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR5 Speed: 4800 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB Single Channel 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Dual Channel	8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB
Discrete Graphics	Optional NVIDIA GeForce MX550 with 2GB of GDDR6 VRAM.	-
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	1	-

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Realtek RTL8822CE 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 6E AX211 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 5.0 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Intel I219-V/Intel I219-LM Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps	-
Wireless WAN	Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced (DW5820e) Transfer rate: 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: 347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9) UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL Wireless standards: LTE Category 9 UMTS/HSPA+ Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS	-

Battery	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Size	64Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with ExpressCharge Boost 64Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with ExpressCharge and Long Cycle Life	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 15 hours wireless web Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	90W 130W USB Type-C adapter.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro Pro National Academic Ubuntu® 20.04 LTS	Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
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, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
Sensors	Accelerometer (ST Micro LIS2DW12TR): On the base (system board) Accelerometer with Gyro (ST Micro LSM6DSOTR): On the hinge-up (optional-upsell configuration with EMZA/ALS/IR camera) GPS (through WWAN card only, optional) Adaptive thermal performance: requires a 16-bit accelerometer Hall effect sensor Sensor hub	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Hardware-Based Security Shunt Circuit Dell Client Command Suite : On-Prem & Cloud Dell Optimizer Dell Power Manager Support assist : PCs & OS Recovery (Excalibur) Dell SafeBIOS - Off-Host Verification Dell SafeBIOS - Indicator of Attack Dell SafeID Vmware Carbon Black Endpoint: Standard, Advanced, Enterprise Absolute Visibility Absolute Control Absolute Resilience Netskope Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Netskope Secure Web Gateway Netskope Private Access Optional Dell Data Security and Management Software Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Dell Data Guardian Dell Encryption Enterprise Dell Encryption Personal Dell Threat Defense MozyPro or MozyEnterprise RSA NetWitness Endpoint RSA SecurID Access VMware Workspace ONE Absolute Endpoint Visibility and Control Vmware Carbon Black Endpoint + Secureworks Threat Detection & Response Carbonite Dell Supply Chain Defense	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Mail-In Service	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Dell Latitude 5431	M1 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 1.3 lb 0.59 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1270P 12C/16T, 2.20 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,665 Single Core Geekbench 5 9,328 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 4800 MHz DDR5 NVIDIA GeForce MX550 2GB GDDR6 Optional 4G LTE Up to Wi-Fi 6E Dual Thunderbolt™️ 4 Ports Optional IR Camera For Face Unlock Optional Fingerprint Reader Power Button	Released in Late 2020 16:10 QHD 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory Starting at $999 M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID With T2 Chip Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0