Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
vs
DELL
9500
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 5FB-00001 alternatives
DELL XPS Serie 15 9500 DHWDF alternatives
specs
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Power
compared
DELL
9500
not available
AC adapter frequency:
50 - 60 Hz
not available
AC adapter input voltage:
100 - 240 V
not available
AC adapter output current:
6.5 A
not available
AC adapter output voltage:
20 V
65 W
AC adapter power:
130 W
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Weight & dimensions
compared
DELL
9500
223 mm
Depth:
230.3 mm
14.5 mm
Height:
not available
not available
Height (front):
7.7 mm
not available
Height (rear):
1.8 cm
1.27 kg
Weight:
2.05 kg
308 mm
Width:
344.4 mm
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Battery
compared
DELL
9500
47.4 Wh
Battery capacity (Watt-hours):
86 Wh
17 h
Battery life (max):
not available
not available
Battery technology:
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
not available
Battery voltage:
11.4 V
not available
Battery weight:
340 g
not available
Number of battery cells:
6
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Software
compared
DELL
9500
64-bit
Operating system architecture:
64-bit
Windows 10 Pro
Operating system installed:
Windows 10 Pro
not available
Operating system language:
Multilingual
not available
Trial software:
McAfee 30 days, Microsoft Office
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Performance
compared
DELL
9500

Ambient light sensor:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Keyboard
compared
DELL
9500

Full-size keyboard:


Keyboard backlit:


Numeric keypad:

Touchpad
Pointing device:
Touchpad
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Camera
compared
DELL
9500

Front camera:

HD
Front camera HD type:
HD
1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera resolution:
1280 x 720 pixels
not available
Front camera resolution (numeric):
0.9 MP
not available
Video capturing speed:
30 fps

Windows Hello:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Audio
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Audio chip:
Realtek ALC3281-CG
Dolby Atmos
Audio system:
not available

Built-in microphone:

2
Number of built-in speakers:
2
2
Number of microphones:
not available
not available
Speaker power:
4 W
OmniSonic
Speakers manufacturer:
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Ports & interfaces
compared
DELL
9500
Surface Connect
Charging port type:
USB Type-C
not available
Combo headphone/mic port:

1
Headphone outputs:
not available
not available
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity:
2
not available
Thunderbolt version:
3
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:
not available
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity:
not available
not available
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity:
1
not available
USB Power Delivery:

not available
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Networking
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Antenna type:
2x2

Bluetooth:

5.0
Bluetooth version:
5.2
not available
Ethernet LAN:

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
not available
WLAN controller model:
Killer Wireless-AX 500s DBS
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standards:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Optical drive
compared
DELL
9500

Optical drive type:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Storage
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Card reader integrated:

not available
Compatible memory cards:
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
Number of SSDs installed:
1
512 GB
SSD capacity:
1000 GB
M.2
SSD form factor:
M.2
NVMe
SSD interface:
PCI Express
SSD
Storage media:
SSD
512 GB
Total SSDs capacity:
1000 GB
512 GB
Total storage capacity:
1000 GB
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Graphics
compared
DELL
9500

Discrete graphics adapter:

not available
Discrete graphics adapter memory:
4 GB
Not available
Discrete graphics adapter model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
not available
Discrete graphics memory type:
GDDR6

On-board graphics adapter:


On-board graphics adapter 4K support:
not available
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
On-board graphics adapter model:
Intel UHD Graphics
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Display
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Display bezel technology:
InfinityEdge
not available
Display brightness:
500 cd/m²
13.5 inch
Display diagonal:
15.6 inch
2256 x 1504 pixels
Display resolution:
3840 x 2400 pixels
not available
Display response rise/fall:
35 ms
not available
HD type:
UHD+
not available
Maximum refresh rate:
60 Hz
3:2
Native aspect ratio:
not available
201 ppi
Pixel density:
290 ppi
not available
Pixel pitch:
0.09 x 0.09 mm

Touchscreen:

Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Memory
compared
DELL
9500
16 GB
Internal memory:
64 GB
LPDDR4x-SDRAM
Internal memory type:
DDR4-SDRAM
16 GB
Maximum internal memory:
64 GB
3733 MHz
Memory clock speed:
2933 MHz
not available
Memory form factor:
SO-DIMM
not available
Memory layout (slots x size):
2 x 32 GB
not available
Memory slots:
2x SO-DIMM
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Security
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Fingerprint reader:

not available
Password protection:


Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Other features
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Anti-glare screen:

34.3 cm
Display diagonal (metric):
not available
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
Processor
compared
DELL
9500
28 W
Configurable TDP-up:
not available
3 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency:
not available
4.8 GHz
Processor boost frequency:
5.3 GHz
12 MB
Processor cache:
16 MB
4
Processor cores:
8
11th gen Intel Core i7
Processor family:
10th gen Intel Core i9
not available
Processor frequency:
2.4 GHz
Intel
Processor manufacturer:
Intel
i7-1185G7
Processor model:
i9-10885H
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 4
generalInfo
compared
DELL
9500
not available
EAN/UPC code:
5397184469583
not available
Family:
XPS
Clamshell
Form factor:
Clamshell
Aluminium
Housing material:
not available
2021
Model year:
not available
Microsoft
Original brand name:
not available
Black
Product colour:
Black, Silver
Notebook
Product type:
Notebook
not available
Series:
15