LG Gram 16 (2021) vs. Dell XPS 15 7590: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between LG Gram 16 (2021) and Dell XPS 15 7590 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

LG Gram 16 (2021) Pros

Reasons that LG Gram 16 (2021) is better than Dell XPS 15 7590.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

LG Gram 16 (2021) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 7590. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 7590.

Memory type and speed
LG Gram 16 (2021) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Dell XPS 15 7590 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 35% lighter

LG Gram 16 (2021) weighed 2.62 pounds, 35% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 7590.

WeightLG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Pound
2.62 lbs.
4 lbs.
Kilogram
1.19 kg
1.81 kg

Dell XPS 15 7590 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 7590 is better than LG Gram 16 (2021).

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell XPS 15 7590 has a 44% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside LG Gram 16 (2021).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
LG Gram 16 (2021) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
LG Gram 16 (2021) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 7590 supports a larger memory capacity than the LG Gram 16 (2021). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the LG Gram 16 (2021).

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 7590
32 GB
LG Gram 16 (2021)
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Prices

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

LG Gram 16 2021 Z90P Price
LG gram (2022) Laptop 16Z90Q 16" Display, Intel Evo 12th Gen Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 11, Black
LG gram (2022) Laptop 16Z90Q 16" Display, Intel Evo 12th Gen Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 11, Black
By LG
$699.99
$804.07 13% OFF
LG gram 16” Lightweight Laptop, Intel 13th Gen Core i7 Evo Platform, Windows 11 Home, NVIDIA RTX3050 4GB GPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Black
LG gram 16” Lightweight Laptop, Intel 13th Gen Core i7 Evo Platform, Windows 11 Home, NVIDIA RTX3050 4GB GPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Black
By LG
$1,496.99
LG Gram 16T90P - 16" WQXGA (2560x1600) 2-in-1 Lightweight Touch Display Laptop, Intel evo with 11th gen Core i7 1165G7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 21 Hours Battery, Thunderbolt 4, Black - 2021
LG Gram 16T90P - 16" WQXGA (2560x1600) 2-in-1 Lightweight Touch Display Laptop, Intel evo with 11th gen Core i7 1165G7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 21 Hours Battery, Thunderbolt 4, Black - 2021
By LG Electronics
$879.95
Dell XPS 15 7590 Price
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Inch 4K UHD Non-Touch 512GB SSD 2.6GHz i7 16GB RAM (6-Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, Windows 10 Home) Silver XPS7590-7992SLV-PUS
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Inch 4K UHD Non-Touch 512GB SSD 2.6GHz i7 16GB RAM (6-Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, Windows 10 Home) Silver XPS7590-7992SLV-PUS
By Dell
$1,698.00
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$924.69
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 32GB RAM 1TB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 32GB RAM 1TB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$992.93

Availability

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Released20212019
Release DateAnnounced and available on February 11, 2021.Announced on May 28th, 2019 (Dell Computex 2019)
Pricing
  • $1,299
    i5 8GB 256GB
  • $1,699
    i7 16GB 1TB
Starting at $999.99 (OLED start at $1,899.99)
Generations

Exterior

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Dimensions14.01 x 9.58 x 0.66” (355.9 x 243.4 x 16.8 mm)14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm)
Width: 14.06” (357 mm)
Depth: 9.27” (235 mm)
Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)
Weight2.62 lbs (1,190 g)
  • 3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg)
  • 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors
White Silver Black
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit keyboard with Numpad
    1.6mm key travel Enhanced Key Pitch Stroke Expanded Keycaps
  • Widened Touchpad
    larger 16:10 ratio touchpad
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel.
  • 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Size16 Inches15.6 Inches
Info16-inch WQXGA+
IPS 2560 x 1600 16:10 60Hz 99% DCI-P3 (Min 95%) Non-touch
  • 15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 500-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD IPS touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD OLED non-touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, OLED, 282 PPI, 400-nit brightness, 100% DCI-P3, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Non-touch support.

Ports

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 4
    Supports USB 4.0 Gen 3x2, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort.
  • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2x1
  • 1 x Headphone jack
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x Wedge-shaped lock
Dell XPS 15 7590 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (5)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
Dual-channel 4266 MHz LPDDR4X Memory
On-board memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage
256GB 512GB
NVMe™ SSD.
2 x M.2 NVMe Slots.
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
  • Rivet Killer AX1650
    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)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
  • Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
Size80 Wh (4-Cell Lithium-ion Battery)
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery LifeUp to 22 hours
Tested with MobileMark® 2014
  • Up to 20 hours and 30 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
Power Supply-130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
OSWindows 10 Home (64-bit)
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
LG Control Center LG Update Center LG Reader Mode DTS-X Ultra Virtoo LG Power Manager
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
CameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
AudioStereo Speakers
2.0W x 2 Max 5W (Smart Amp) DTS:X Ultra
  • Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
SensorsWindows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty1 year parts and labor-

Key Features

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:10 WQXGA+
16”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.62 lb
1.19 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p OLED
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 7590 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

LG Gram 16 (2021) vs. Dell XPS 15 7590

LG has released the Gram 16 , a 16-inch machine, in early-2021. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch XPS 15 7590 was introduced by Dell about two years earlier in mid-2019. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9980HK with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

LG Gram 16 (2021)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19586.97%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,374100.00%
Dell XPS 15 75901
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94869.00%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04475.98%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,11481.08%
01,374

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

LG Gram 16 (2021)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98061.19%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,48768.99%
Dell XPS 15 75901
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30850.86%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88075.03%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,504100.00%
06,504

The LG Gram 16 (2021) has a 16-inch display which is quite similar size to the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 7590. In addition, The LG Gram 16 (2021) weighs 2.62 lbs. about 52% lighter than the 4 lbs. Dell XPS 15 7590. Moreover, measured at 14.01” x 9.58” x 0.66”, the LG Gram 16 (2021) is slightly bulkier than the Dell XPS 15 7590 at 14.06” x 9.27” x 0.66”.

LG Gram 16 (2021)Dell XPS 15 7590

Moving over to upgradability, LG claims that the LG Gram 16 (2021) supports up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

For Dell XPS 15 7590, it supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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