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Dell Latitude 5520 vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell Latitude 5520 and Surface Laptop 4 13.5” models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Latitude 5520 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5520 is better than Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Dell Latitude 5520 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 4 13.5”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5520

64 GB

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”

32 GB

Dell Latitude 5520 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 4 13.5” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell Latitude 5520 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Display size

Dell Latitude 5520

15.6-inch

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”

13.5-inch

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is better than Dell Latitude 5520.

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Latitude 5520. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Latitude 5520.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell Latitude 5520 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” weighed 2.79 pounds, 21% lighter than the 3.50 pounds Dell Latitude 5520.

Weight	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Pound	3.50 lbs.	2.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.59 kg	1.27 kg

Prices

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

Dell Latitude 5520 Price
	Dell Latitude 5520 Laptop 15.6" PC Intel Core i5-1145G7 Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt, HDMI, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $386.38 $415.88 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5520 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 vPRO, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, IR Camera, HDMI, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, RJ-45, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $979.77 $1,069.99 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5520 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Business Laptop, Intel Core i7-1185G7 Up to 4.8GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro 64Bit (Renewed) By DELL $499.00	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $398.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $949.00 $1,699.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 256GB Solid State Drive - Windows 10 Pro (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $478.80	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 05, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 12, 2021	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing	-	$999.99 AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Platinum Only $1,199.99 AMD Ryzen 5 16GB 256GB Platinum Only $1,299.99 Intel Core i5 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB $2,299.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
Generations	2022 Dell Latitude 5531 2022 Dell Latitude 5530 2021 Dell Latitude 5520 2020 Dell Latitude 5510 2018 Dell Latitude 5590 2017 Dell Latitude 5580	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop

Exterior	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Dimensions	14.09” x 9.19” x 0.78” (357.8 mm x 233.3 mm x 19.87 mm)	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)
Weight	3.50 lb (1.59 kg)	2.84 lb (1,288 g) Sandstone and Matte Black 2.79 lb (1,265 g) Cobalt Blue and Platinum
Colors	-	Metal Matte Black Sandstone Alcantara Ice Blue Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Single Pointing Backlit English US Keyboard and 10 Key Numpad Single Pointing Non-Backlit English US Keyboard and 10 Key Numpad Touchpad Size: 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Size	15.6 Inches	13.5 Inches
Info	15.6” HD 1366 x 768 TN 220 nits 45% NTSC 500:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch 4.2W 15.6” FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch TFT WVA 4.6W 15.6” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080 IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.6W 15.6” FHD with Low Blue Light (LBL) Support 1920 x 1080 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch TFT WVA SLP LBL 4.5W 15.6” UHD with Low Blue Light (LBL) Support 3840 x 2160 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch TFT WVA SLP LBL 4.5W	Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
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 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
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™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.10 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 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™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB 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™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 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™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 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	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete Graphics	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM	-
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
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 5.0 technology
Ethernet	Intel I219-LM Intel I219-V 10/100/1000 Mbps	-
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 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
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)	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 5 models. Up to 17 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i5 models.
Power Supply	65W 90W 130W USB Type-C adapter.	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
OS	Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
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.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD 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 Atmos®

Misc	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
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	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
In the box	-	Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 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 Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features	Dell Latitude 5520	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
At Glance	Released in 2021 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.50 lb 1.59 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 Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.79 lb 1.27 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 Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X