The 2021 Dell Latitude 5521 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 2020 Dell Latitude 5511 features the 45W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-10300H up to 6-core Intel Core i7-10850H with the boost speed up to 5.10 GHz.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 15.6″ Dell Latitude 5521 (2021) and the 15.6″ Dell Latitude 5511 (2020), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Dell Latitude 5521 vs. Dell Latitude 5511: 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.
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| Availability | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| Released | 2021 | 2020 |
| Release Info | Announced on May 11, 2021 | |
| Pricing |
- $2,364.72
i5-11400H8GB256GBIntel UHD
- $2,425.99
i5-11400H8GB128GBIntel UHDIR CamExpress-Signin
- $2,821.86
i5-11500H16GB256GBIntel UHDLTE
- $3,121.86
i7-11850H16GB256GBIntel UHDIR CamLTE
- $3,393.29
i7-11850H16GB512GBIntel UHDTouchIR CamLTE
- $3,507.57
i7-11850H16GB512GBMX450IR CamLTE
- $3,650.42
i7-11850H32GB512GBIntel UHDIR CamLTE
- $5,958.14
i7-11850H64GB2TBMX450IR CamExpress-SigninSLPLTE
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Dell Latitude 5521 Price |
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Dell Latitude 5521 Laptop - 15.6" HD (1366x768) AG Display - 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 6-Core - 16GB - 256GB SSD - Windows 10 pro
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2021 Newest Dell Business Laptop Latitude 5520, 15.6" FHD IPS Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi 6, Thunderbolt 4, Win 10 Pro
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Dell Latitude 5520 15.6" Notebook, Intel Core i7-1185G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, (N59WR)
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Dell Latitude 5511 15.6" (Latest Model) Core i7-10850H (6-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM FHD (1920x1080) 300 Nit WiFi 6 AX + BT Win 10 Pro (Renewed)
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Dell Latitude 5511 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Core i7 i7-10850H 10th Gen 2.7GHz Hexa-core (6 Core) - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD
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Dell Latitude 5511 15.6" Notebook - HD - 1366 x 768 - Core i5 i5-10300H 10th Gen 2.5GHz Quad-core (4 Core) - 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD
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| Display | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| Size | 15.6 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
| Info |
- 15.6” HD
1366 x 768100 ppiTN220 nits45% NTSC500:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVA4.20W
- 15.6” FHD
1920 x 1080141 ppiIPS250 nits45% NTSC700:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVA4.20W
- 15.6” FHD Touch
1920 x 1080141 ppiIPS250 nits45% NTSC700:1Anti-GlareTouchWVA4.20W
- 15.6” FHD SLP LBL
1920 x 1080141 ppiIPS400 nits100% sRGB700:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVASuper Low PowerLow Blue Light4.60W
- 15.6” UHD SLP LBL
3840 x 2160283 ppiIPS400 nits100% sRGB800:1Anti-GlareNon-TouchWVASuper Low PowerLow Blue Light3.50W
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- 15.6" HD
1366 x 768WLED220 nitsNTSC 45%500:1Anti-GlareNon-Touch4.2 W
- 15.6" FHD
1920 x 1080WLED220 nitsNTSC 45%700:1Anti-GlareNon-Touch4.2 W
- 15.6" FHD with Touch
1920 x 1080WLED220 nitsNTSC 45%700:1Anti-GlareTouch4.2 W
- 15.6" FHD
1920 x 1080WLED300 nits700:1NTSC 72%Anti-GlareNon-Touch4.6 W
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| Exterior | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| Size Comparison | |
| Dimensions | 14.09” x 9.19” x 0.89” (357.80 mm x 233.30 mm x 22.67 mm) | 14.13” x 9.30” x 0.88 - 0.98” (359.10 mm x 236.25 mm x 22.48 - 24.92 mm) |
| Weight | 3.95 lb (1.79 kg) | 4.16 lb (1.89 kg) |
| Keyboard and Trackpad |
- Keyboard
- Single Pointing English US Keyboard and 10 Key Numpad
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- Touchpad
- Size: 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm)
- Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.
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- Keyboard
- Single Pointing Non-Backlit US English Keyboard with 10 Key Numeric Keypad
- Dual Pointing Backlit US English Keyboard with 10 Key Numeric Keypad
- Touchpad
- Size: 4.00 x 2.17 in (101.70 mm x 55.20 mm)
- Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.
- Dedicated left and right-click button.
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| Ports | Left
Right
Back
- 1 x External eSIM card slot
Optional.
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- 1 x Thunderbolt 3
Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), Power Delivery, Native DisplayPort 1.4 video output, and Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps).
- 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare
- 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
- 1 x Flip-Down RJ-45
- 1 x HDMI 2.0
- 1 x MicroSD Card reader
- 1 x Universal Audio jack
- 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot
- 1 x DC-in (7.4 mm barrel)
- Optional Ports
- 1 x SmartCard Reader
- 1 x External uSIM card tray
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| Internal Specs | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| 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™ i5-10300H
4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W - 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H
4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W - 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10850H
6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
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| 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™ i5-10300H
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz - 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz - 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10850H
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
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| Discrete Graphics | Optional NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 2GB GDDR6 | Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM. |
| Memory |
- Memory Info
- 2 x SO-DIMM slots
- Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR4
- Speed: 3200 MHz
- Memory Configurations
4GB8GB16GB Single Channel8GB16GB32GB64GB Dual Channel
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- Memory Info
- 2 x SoDIMM slots
- Type: Dual-Channel DDR4
- Speed: 2933 MHz
- Memory Configurations
- Minimum Memory: 4GB
- Maximum Memory: 64B
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| Storage |
- Hard Drive Slot
- 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
- 1 x 2.5 in. hard drive slot
- Hard Drive Configurations
- Up to 2TB PCIe SSD
- Up to 1TB SATA disk drive
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- Hard Drive Slot
- 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
- 1 x 2.5 in. hard drive slot
- Hard Drive Configurations
- Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
- Up to 1TB SATA disk drive
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| Connectivity | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| 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
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- 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)No Bluetooth
- 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
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| Bluetooth |
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Bluetooth 5.2
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- Bluetooth 5.0
- Bluetooth 5.1
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| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. | Integrated Connection I219-LM/I219-V Ethernet Transmit 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.
| Optional Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced with optional eSIM. |
| Battery | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| Size |
- 64 Wh
4-cell Polymer, ExpressCharge.
- 64 Wh
4-cell Polymer, Long Life Battery, ExpressCharge.
- 97 Wh
6-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge.
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- 51 Wh (3-cell Polymer, ExpressCharge capable battery)
- 68 Wh (4-cell Polymer, ExpressCharge capable battery)
- 68 Wh (4-cell Polymer, Long Life Battery)
- 97 Wh (6-cell Polymer, ExpressCharge capable battery)
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| Power Supply | 90W130W USB Type-C adapter. |
- 90W 7.4mm barrel adapter.
- 90W Type-C adapter.
- 130W Type-C adapter.
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| Software | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| OS | Windows 10 ProUbuntu 20.04
Upgradable to Windows 11 | Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 ProUbuntu 18.04NeoKylin 7.0 SP4 (PRTS)
Upgradable to Windows 11 |
| Built-in Apps |
- Microsoft Office 30-days trial
- McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial
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- Microsoft Office 30-days trial
- McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial
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| Camera & Audio | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| 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.
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- Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
- Optinal Infrared camera
For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
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| Audio |
- Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
- 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers
- Dual-array microphones
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- Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
- 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers
- Dual digital microphones
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| Misc | Dell Latitude 5521 | Dell Latitude 5511 |
| 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.
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- Hall Effect Sensor (Detects when the lid is closed)
- IR Camera
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- eCompass/Magnetometer
- Accelerometer
- NFC (optional)
- The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
- GPS (via WWAN Card only)
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| 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
- Firmware TPM Optional
- Optional IR camera with Windows Hello Support
- Cable lock Noble lock
- FIPS 140-2 certification for TPM
- Optional ControlVault 3 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification (FPR, SC and CSC/NFC)
- Fingerprint Reader Only Touch Fingerprint reader in power button tied to ControlVault 3
- Optional (FIPS 201 Smart card reader certification/SIPR) Contacted Smart Card and ControlVault 3
Software-Based Security
- Dell Client Command Suite
- Optional Dell Data Security and Management Software
- 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
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| 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 5521 Price |
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Dell Latitude 5521 Laptop - 15.6" HD (1366x768) AG Display - 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 6-Core - 16GB - 256GB SSD - Windows 10 pro
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2021 Newest Dell Business Laptop Latitude 5520, 15.6" FHD IPS Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi 6, Thunderbolt 4, Win 10 Pro
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Dell Latitude 5520 15.6" Notebook, Intel Core i7-1185G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, (N59WR)
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Dell Latitude 5511 Price |
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Dell Latitude 5511 15.6" (Latest Model) Core i7-10850H (6-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM FHD (1920x1080) 300 Nit WiFi 6 AX + BT Win 10 Pro (Renewed)
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Dell Latitude 5511 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Core i7 i7-10850H 10th Gen 2.7GHz Hexa-core (6 Core) - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD
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Dell Latitude 5511 15.6" Notebook - HD - 1366 x 768 - Core i5 i5-10300H 10th Gen 2.5GHz Quad-core (4 Core) - 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD
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