Dell Latitude 5521 vs. Dell Latitude 5421

Dell has released the Latitude 5521, a 15.6-inch machine, in mid-2021. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-11850H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 14-inch Latitude 5421 was introduced by Dell around the same time in mid-2021. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-11850H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6.

The Dell Latitude 5521 has a 15.6-inch display which is slightly larger than the 14-inch Dell Latitude 5421. In addition, the Dell Latitude 5521 weighs 3.95 lbs. about 19% heavier than the 3.30 lbs. Dell Latitude 5421. Moreover, measured at 14.09” x 9.19” x 0.89”, the Dell Latitude 5521 is much bulkier than the Dell Latitude 5421 at 12.65” x 8.35” x 0.82”.

There are a toal number of 10 ports and slots available on Dell Latitude 5521. That includes two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Smart Card Reader, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, an RJ-45 port, a microSD card slot, a headphone jack, and a lock slot. With that said, it has the same number of ports and slots as the Dell Latitude 5421 including two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Smart Card Reader, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, an RJ-45 port, a microSD card slot, a headphone jack, and a lock slot.

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Latitude 5521 supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

For Dell Latitude 5421, it supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

Here are some notable new features we found on the Dell Latitude 5521.

• 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.

For Dell Latitude 5421, there are also some outstanding new features that we want to point out as well including:

• 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.