Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 vs. Dell Latitude 7420: Which is better?

Lenovo has released the ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4, a 14-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10710U with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 14-inch Latitude 7420 was introduced by Dell about two years later in early-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz).

Both Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 and Dell Latitude 7420 have the same 14-inch display size. In addition, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 weighs 2.99 lbs. about 10% heavier than the 2.70 lbs. Dell Latitude 7420. Moreover, measured at 12.71” x 8.58” x 0.61”, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 is slightly more portable than the Dell Latitude 7420 at 12.65” x 8.22” x 0.68”.

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 supports up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Dell Latitude 7420, it supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.