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Dell Latitude 7520 vs. M2 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell Latitude 7520 and M2 MacBook Air models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Latitude 7520 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 7520 is better than M2 MacBook Air.

Dell Latitude 7520 supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 7520

32 GB

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Dell Latitude 7520 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Dell Latitude 7520 has a 15.6-inch screen size 14% larger than the 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air.

Display size

Dell Latitude 7520

15.6-inch

M2 MacBook Air

13.6-inch

Dell Latitude 7520 has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Air. It has ten versus four amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
MagSafe 3	No	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
microSIM card slot	Yes	No
Smart Card Reader	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes x2
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	No
USB-A	Yes x2	No
Total	10	4

Dell Latitude 7520 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M2 MacBook Air. It has five versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No

M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than Dell Latitude 7520.

2022 vs. 2021

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Air has a 81% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Dell Latitude 7520.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Dell Latitude 7520 - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

Dell Latitude 7520 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell Latitude 7520 - Intel Core i5-1145G7

4,450

Dell Latitude 7520 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

M2 MacBook Air weighed 2.7 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.37 pounds Dell Latitude 7520.

Weight	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Pound	3.37 lbs.	2.7 lbs.
Kilogram	1.53 kg	1.22 kg

Prices

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

Dell Latitude 7520 Price
	Dell Latitude 7520 I7/3.0 16GB 512GB W10P, 15-15.99 inches (JD0DH) By Dell $935.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7520 15.6 FHD, Core i7 6820HQ 2.7GHz, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64Bit, CAM (Renewed) By Dell $319.99 $341.02 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	2021 Dell Latitude 7520 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i5 11th Gen - i5-1135G7 - Quad Core 4.2Ghz - 256GB SSD - 8GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $724.96	See at Amazon
M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $839.97	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2023 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID. Works with iPhone/iPad; Midnight By Apple $1,159.93 $1,299.00 11% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 05, 2021 (CES 2021) Available on January 12, 2021	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)
Pricing	Starting at $1,548.99	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	-	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip
Generations	2022 Dell Latitude 7530 2021 Dell Latitude 7520	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 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Dimensions	14.08” x 9.05” x 0.69” (357.7 mm x 229.75 mm x 17.5 mm)	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)
Weight	3.37 lb (1.53 kg)	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
Colors	Carbon Fiber Aluminum	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Single Pointing Backlit US-English Keyboard Single Pointing Non-Backlit US-English Keyboard Touchpad Size: 4.92” x 3.14” (125 mm x 80 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID 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 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Size	15.6 Inches	13.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD 1920 x 1080 TFT 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 4.6W 15.6” FHD with SLP and ComfortView Plus Support 1920 x 1080 TFT IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA Super Low Power Low Blue Light ComforView Plus 4.5W 15.6” FHD with Touch Support 1920 x 1080 TFT IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.6W 15.6” UHD with SLP and ComfortView Plus Support 3840 x 2160 TFT IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA Super Low Power Low Blue Light ComforView Plus 4.5W	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Image Source: Dell Left (4) 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) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional 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	Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Processor	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	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	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	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	Memory Info Onboard Memory Type: Dual-Channel LPDDR4x Speed: 4267 MHz Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB Dual Channel	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	-	Passive

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	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	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
More	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 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Size	42Wh \| 3-cell 63Wh \| 4-cell ExpressCharge capable battery 42Wh \| 3-cell 63Wh \| 4-cell Long Life Cycle battery	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	65W 90W USB Type-C adapter.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.

Software	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Monterey
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 7520	M2 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 For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	1080p FaceTime HD camera. Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Realtek ALC3281-CG, High Definition Audio with Realtek ALC1309 Smart Amp 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual digital microphones	Four-speaker sound system Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Dell Latitude 7520	M2 MacBook Air
Sensors	Ambient Light Sensor Fingerprint Sensor IR Camera (optional) Proximity Sensor (optional)	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	3 Years Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis	One-year limited warranty.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion 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 7520	M2 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.37 lb 1.53 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	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0