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LG Gram 17 (2021) vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the LG Gram 17 (2021) and Dell XPS 17 9700 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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LG Gram 17 (2021) Pros

Reasons that LG Gram 17 (2021) is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

2021 vs. 2020

LG Gram 17 (2021) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Memory type and speed

LG Gram 17 (2021) - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

LG Gram 17 (2021) weighed 2.98 pounds, 36% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Dell XPS 17 9700.

Weight	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Pound	2.98 lbs.	4.65 lbs.
Kilogram	1.35 kg	2.11 kg

Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than LG Gram 17 (2021).

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 51% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside LG Gram 17 (2021).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

LG Gram 17 (2021) - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a larger memory capacity than the LG Gram 17 (2021). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the LG Gram 17 (2021).

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

LG Gram 17 (2021)

16 GB

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Prices

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

LG Gram 17 2021 11th Price
	LG Gram 17Z90P Laptop 17" IPS Ultra-Lightweight, (2560 x 1600), Intel Evo 11th gen Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Upgradeable Windows 10 Home, Alexa Built-in, 2X USB-C, HDMI, USB-A - Black By LG $929.99	See at Amazon
	LG Gram 17Z95P Laptop 17" Ultra-Lightweight, IPS, (2560 x 1600), Intel Evo 11th gen CORE i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 80Wh Battery, Alexa Built-in, 2X USB-C, HDMI, USB-A – Black By LG $1,029.00 $1,849.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
	LG gram 17Z95P Laptop 17" Ultra-Lightweight, IPS, (2560 x 1600), Intel Evo 11th gen CORE i7, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 80Wh Battery, Alexa Built-in, 2X USB-C, HDMI, USB-A – Black By LG $979.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,458.81	See at Amazon
	Dell New XPS 17 9700 17 inch UHD Plus Laptop, Intel i9-10885H 10th Gen, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home, Silver By Dell $1,799.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 2TB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,311.99	See at Amazon

Availability	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Announced and available on February 11, 2021.	Announced Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	$1,799 i7 16GB 1TB	-
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700

Exterior	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Dimensions	14.97 x 10.24 x 0.70” (380.2 x 260.1 x 17.8 mm)	14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 in (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm) Width: 14.74” (374.45 mm) Depth: 9.76” (248.05 mm) Height: 0.77” (19.5 mm)
Weight	2.98 lbs (1,350 g)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)
Colors	White Silver Black	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
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 with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	17 Inches	17 Inches
Info	17-inch WQXGA+ IPS 2560 x 1600 16:10 60Hz 99% DCI-P3 (Min 95%) Non-touch	17-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 17-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
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	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	16GB Dual-channel 4266 MHz LPDDR4X Memory On-board memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 975 → 1185 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Storage	1TB NVMe™ SSD. 2 x M.2 NVMe Slots.	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	Rivet Killer AX1650w 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) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 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	Bluetooth 5.1	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	80 Wh (4-Cell Lithium-ion Battery)	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 19.5 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2014	-
Power Supply	-	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
OS	Windows 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 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Camera	Front-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. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	Stereo Speakers 2.0W x 2 Max 5W (Smart Amp) DTS:X Ultra	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
Sensors	Windows 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 Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty	1 year parts and labor	-

Key Features	LG Gram 17 (2021)	Dell XPS 17 9700
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:10 WQXGA+ 17” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.98 lb 1.35 kg Powered By 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 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q