Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Dell Latitude 7420: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Pro 7 Plus and Dell Latitude 7420 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Pro 7 Plus Pros
Reasons that Surface Pro 7 Plus is better than Dell Latitude 7420.
Surface Pro 7 Plus weighed 1.70 pounds, 38% lighter than the 2.70 pounds Dell Latitude 7420.
Weight | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
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Pound | 1.70 lbs. | 2.70 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.77 kg | 1.22 kg |
Dell Latitude 7420 Pros
Reasons that Dell Latitude 7420 is better than Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Dell Latitude 7420 has a 8% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Dell Latitude 7420 has a 14-inch screen size 13% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Dell Latitude 7420 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Pro 7 Plus. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
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HDMI | No | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | No | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | Yes |
microSIM card slot | No | Yes |
nanoSIM card slot | Yes | No |
Smart Card Reader | No | Yes |
Surface Connect | Yes | No |
Surface Type Cover | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 4 | No | Yes x2 |
USB-A | Yes | Yes |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Total | 7 | 9 |
Dell Latitude 7420 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Pro 7 Plus. It has five versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 4 | No | Yes |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between Surface Pro 7 Plus and Dell Latitude 7420.
Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.
Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Released | 2021 | 2021 |
Release Date | Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) |
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Pricing | Starting at 899$ | Starting at $1,548.99 |
Applicable Models | - |
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Generations |
Exterior | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Dimensions | 11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm) |
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Colors | Matte Black Platinum |
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Keyboard and Trackpad |
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Display | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Size | 12.3 Inches | 14 Inches |
Info |
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Ports | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Left (1)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (2)
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Right (6)
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Processor |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable SSD. |
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Connectivity | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
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 |
Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth 5.1 |
More |
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Battery | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Size | 50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery |
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Battery Life | Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage | - |
Power Supply |
| 65W 90W USB Type-C adapter. |
Software | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
OS | Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11 | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
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Audio |
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Misc | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage | - |
Sensors |
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Security |
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In the box |
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Warranty |
| 3 Years Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis |
Key Features | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Dell Latitude 7420 |
At Glance |
Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Pro 7 Plus, a 12.3-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 14-inch Latitude 7420 was introduced by Dell around the same time 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).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Pro 7 Plus has a 12.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 14-inch Dell Latitude 7420. In addition, The Surface Pro 7 Plus weighs 1.70 lbs. about 58% lighter than the 2.70 lbs. Dell Latitude 7420. Moreover, measured at 11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33”, the Surface Pro 7 Plus is much more portable than the Dell Latitude 7420 at 12.65” x 8.22” x 0.68”.
There are a toal number of 7 ports and slots available on Surface Pro 7 Plus. That includes a headphone jack, a USB-C port, a USB-A port, a Surface Connect, a Surface Type Cover, a microSD card slot, and a nanoSIM card slot. With that said, it has two ports and slots fewer than the Dell Latitude 7420 that has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Smart Card Reader, a headphone jack, a USB-A port, an HDMI port, a microSD card slot, a microSIM card slot, and a lock slot.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Pro 7 Plus supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X 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 Surface Pro 7 Plus, 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.
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