M1 MacBook Pro 13” vs. Dell Latitude 5420: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between M1 MacBook Pro 13” and Dell Latitude 5420 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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M1 MacBook Pro 13” Pros
Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 13” is better than Dell Latitude 5420.
Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 52% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Dell Latitude 5420.
Dell Latitude 5420 Pros
Reasons that Dell Latitude 5420 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 13”.
Dell Latitude 5420 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.
Dell Latitude 5420 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 M1 MacBook Pro 13” since it has onboard memory.
Memory | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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Slots | Onboard | x2 |
Type | Unified | DDR4 |
Dell Latitude 5420 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.
Slots | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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M.2 | Onboard | Yes x1 |
Dell Latitude 5420 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Pro 13”.
Dell Latitude 5420 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It has eleven versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.
Ports | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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HDMI | No | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | No | Yes |
microSD card slot | No | Yes |
microSIM card slot | No | Yes |
RJ-45 | No | Yes |
Smart Card Reader | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes x2 | No |
Thunderbolt 4 | No | Yes x2 |
USB-A | No | Yes x2 |
Total | 3 | 11 |
Dell Latitude 5420 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.
Ports | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | No | Yes |
microSD card slot | No | Yes |
RJ-45 | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 4 | No | Yes |
USB-A | No | Yes |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
Released | 2020 | 2021 |
Release Date | Announced on November 10th, 2020 |
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Exterior | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
Dimensions | 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 15.6 mm) | 12.65” x 8.35” x 0.76” (321.4 mm x 212 mm x 19.3 mm) |
Weight | Starting at 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg) | 3.09 lb (1.4 kg) |
Colors | Space Gray Silver | - |
Keyboard and Trackpad | Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 14 Inches |
Info | Retina display
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Ports | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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Right (1)
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Right (7)
Back (1)
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Internal Specs | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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Connectivity | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology |
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More | - | WWAN: Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced (DW5820e) CAT9
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Battery | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
Size | 58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery |
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Power Supply | 61W USB‑C Power Adapter | 65W 90W USB Type-C adapter. |
Software | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
OS | Shipped with macOS Big Sur | Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps | 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 |
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Camera & Audio | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
Camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Misc | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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Warranty | Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax. | 1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis |
More | Video Support
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Key Features | M1 MacBook Pro 13” | Dell Latitude 5420 |
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Comparison Summary
Apple has released the M1 MacBook Pro 13”, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2020. It is powered by an octa-core Apple M1 (8C, 8G). The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 iGPU (8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 14-inch Latitude 5420 was introduced by Dell about a year 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).
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The M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 13.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 14-inch Dell Latitude 5420. In addition, the M1 MacBook Pro 13” weighs 3.1 lbs. about 0% heavier than the 3.09 lbs. Dell Latitude 5420. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61”, the M1 MacBook Pro 13” is considerably more portable than the Dell Latitude 5420 at 12.65” x 8.35” x 0.76”.
There are only a Thunderbolt 3 port, a headphone jack available on M1 MacBook Pro 13”. With that said, it has eight ports and slots fewer than the Dell Latitude 5420 that has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Smart Card Reader, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, an RJ-45 port, a microSD card slot, a headphone jack, a lock slot, and a microSIM card slot.
Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the M1 MacBook Pro 13” supports up to 16GB Unified memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.
For Dell Latitude 5420, it supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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