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Dell Latitude 7480 vs. Dell Latitude 7420: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Latitude 7480 and Dell Latitude 7420 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Latitude 7480 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 7480 is better than Dell Latitude 7420.

Dell Latitude 7480 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 Dell Latitude 7420 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Dell Latitude 7480 has more ports and slots count than the Dell Latitude 7420. It has twelve versus nine amount of ports and slots on the Dell Latitude 7420.

Ports	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	Yes
microSIM card slot	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
SmartCard Reader	Yes	No
Smart Card Reader	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x3	Yes
Total	12	9

Dell Latitude 7480 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell Latitude 7420. It has seven versus five commonly used ports and slots on the Dell Latitude 7420.

Ports	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes

Dell Latitude 7420 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 7420 is better than Dell Latitude 7480.

2021 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Dell Latitude 7420 has a 144% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7660U inside Dell Latitude 7480.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 7420 - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

Dell Latitude 7420 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell Latitude 7420 - Intel Core i5-1145G7

4,450

Dell Latitude 7420 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i7-7660U

1,992

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i7-7600U

1,883

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-7300U

1,777

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i7-6600U

1,584

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i3-7130U

1,454

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i3-6100U

1,289

Dell Latitude 7420 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Latitude 7480. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Latitude 7480.

Memory type and speed

Dell Latitude 7420 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell Latitude 7480 - DDR4

2,133 MHz

Dell Latitude 7420 weighed 2.70 pounds, 11% lighter than the 3.01 pounds Dell Latitude 7480.

Weight	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Pound	3.01 lbs.	2.70 lbs.
Kilogram	1.37 kg	1.22 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Latitude 7480 and Dell Latitude 7420.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 7480

32 GB

Dell Latitude 7420

32 GB

Prices

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

Dell Latitude 7480 Price
	Dell Latitude 7480 14in FHD i5-6300U 16GB 256GB SSD Webcam Backlit Keyboard Black (Renewed) By Dell $179.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 7480 14in FHD Laptop PC - Intel Core i7-6600U 2.6GHz 16GB 512GB SSD Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $234.89	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 7480 Laptop - Intel Core i5-7300U CPU 2.60GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14 HD Display, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $175.89 $189.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 7420 Price
	DELL Latitude 7420 Business Laptop, Touchscreen Notebook, 14" FHD(1920x1080), Intel Core i7-1185G7, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro-Carbon Fiber(Renewed) By Dell $553.00 $589.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 7420 I5 11-1145 G7 (Renewed) By Dell $367.40	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 7420 Business FHD Laptop (Intel i5-1145G7 vPro Upto 4.4 GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Intel Iris Xe, 14.0" 60 Hz, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Webcam, Micro SD Reader, Win11Pro) By Dell $699.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Released	2017	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 16, 2017. (CES 2017)	Announced on January 05, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 12, 2021
Pricing	$955.99 - i3-7100 \| 4GB \| 128GB $1,169.00 - i5-7200 \| 4GB \| 128GB	Starting at $1,548.99
Applicable Models	2017 Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series (Intel 6th & 7th Gen CPU) Dell Latitude 14 7000 (7480) Laptop Dell Latitude 7480 Laptop Dell Latitude 14 7480 Laptop	Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop or 2-in-1 Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop Dell Latitude 7420 2-in-1 2021 14-inch Dell Latitude 7000 Series Laptop
Generations	2022 Dell Latitude 7430 2021 Dell Latitude 7420 2020 Dell Latitude 7410 2019 Dell Latitude 7400 2018 Dell Latitude 7490 2017 Dell Latitude 7480	2022 Dell Latitude 7430 2021 Dell Latitude 7420 2020 Dell Latitude 7410 2019 Dell Latitude 7400 2018 Dell Latitude 7490 2017 Dell Latitude 7480

Exterior	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Dimensions	13.03” x 8.7” x 0.72” (331 x 220.9 x 18.4 mm)	12.65” x 8.22” x 0.68” (321.35 mm x 208.69 mm x 17.27 mm) Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop Carbon Fiber 12.65” x 8.22” x 0.66” (321.35 mm x 208.69 mm x 16.90 mm) Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop Aluminum 12.65” x 8.22” x 0.67” (321.35 mm x 208.69 mm x 17.06 mm) Dell Latitude 7420 2-in-1 Carbon Fiber 12.65” x 8.22” x 0.65” (321.35 mm x 208.69 mm x 16.40 mm) Dell Latitude 7420 2-in-1 Aluminum
Weight	Starting at 3.01 lb (1.36 kg)	2.70 lb (1.22 kg) Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop Carbon Fiber 2.89 lb (1.31 kg) Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop Aluminum 3.00 lb (1.36 kg) Dell Latitude 7420 2-in-1 Carbon Fiber 3.23 lb (1.46 kg) Dell Latitude 7420 2-in-1 Aluminum
Colors	-	Carbon Fiber Aluminum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Full size, optional backlit chiclet keyboard. Touchpad Have dedicated left and right-click buttons.	Keyboard Single Pointing Backlit US-English Keyboard Single Pointing Non-Backlit US-English Keyboard Touchpad Size: 4.52” x 2.56” (115 mm x 65 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.

Ports	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Image Source: Dell Left (6) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Optional 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), One with PowerShare 1 x HDMI v1.4 1 x SmartCard Reader Optional 1 x power port Right (6) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x microSD card slot v4.0 1 x microSIM card slot Optional 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (6) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x microSD card slot 1 x microSIM card slot Optional 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7130U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 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™ i7-1165G7 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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7130U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 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
Memory	Memory Info Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots Memory Type: Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2133 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB	Memory Info Onboard Memory Type: Dual-Channel LPDDR4x Speed: 4267 MHz Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB Dual Channel
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 1TB M.2 SATA SSD or M.2 PCIe SSD.	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA61x4A Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 8265 2x2 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Intel i219LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller 10/100/1000 Mbps	-
More	Optional Mobile Broadband Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A (DW5811e) for AT&T, Verizon & Sprint. (US) Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A (DW5811e) (EMEA/APJ/ROW) Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 HSPA+ (DW5811e) (China/Indonesia/india) Dell Wireless™ Telit Intel Ln-930 AP LTE CAT4 (DW5814e for Japan)	WWAN Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 Gigabit LTE CAT 16 (DW5821e with optional e-SIM enabled) Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE-A CAT 9 (DW5829e with optional e-SIM enabled)

Battery	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Size	42 Wh Prismatic, ExpressCharge Capable. 60 Wh Polymer, ExpressCharge Capable.	42Wh \| 3-cell 63Wh \| 4-cell ExpressCharge capable battery 42Wh \| 3-cell 63Wh \| 4-cell Long Life Cycle battery The battery voltage is 15.2V and 63Wh is equivalent to 4,144 mAh.
Power Supply	65W 7.4 mm Barrel Adapter 90W 7.4 mm Barrel Adapter	65W 90W USB Type-C adapter.

Software	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS NeoKylin v6.0	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial Dell Client Command Suite Optional Dell Data Security and Management Software	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optional Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	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 ALC3246 Controller 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual array microphones	Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual digital microphones

Misc	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
Sensors	Ambient Light Sensor (optional) IR Camera (optional) Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Ambient Light Sensor Fingerprint Sensor IR Camera (optional) Proximity Sensor (optional)
Security	TPM 2.0 FIPS 140-2 Certified, TCG Certified Optional Control Vault 2.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification (HW authentication configurations) Optional hardware authentication bundle 2: FIPS 201 contacted smart card Control Vault 2.0 Optional hardware authentication bundle 4: Touch fingerprint reader FIPS 201 contacted smart card Contactless smart card NFC Control Vault 2.0 Security lock slot (Noble Wedge Lock) SED (Opal 2.0 - SATA Interface) Statement of Non-Volatility	-
Warranty	3 Years Hardware Warranty with Onsite In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis	3 Years Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Dell Latitude 7480	Dell Latitude 7420
At Glance	Released in Early 2017 16:9 QHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.01 lb 1.37 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7660U 2C/4T, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 877 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,992 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.70 lb 1.22 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 Available in Laptop or 2-in-1 Form Factor Optional Touch Supports Laptop Form Factor Supports Touch & Stylus On 2-in1 Form Factor Optional 4G LTE Up to Wi-Fi 6 Optional IR Camera For Face Unlock Built-in Fingerprint Reader Power Button Dual Thunderbolt™️ 4 Ports Built-in MicroSD Card Reader 4.0