Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023) vs Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024)

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Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023)
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Our Verdict

Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023)

Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024)

The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (2024) is better than the Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023) for most uses. The Samsung is available with newer, faster Intel Lunar Lake CPUs, allowing you to tackle more demanding workloads. These chips also sport an NPU to speed up AI-based tasks like background-blurring on video calls, image generation in photo editing apps, and Microsoft's Copilot AI app. The overall user experience isn't too different between these two devices except for the display. The Samsung's 120Hz 2.8k OLED panel looks sharper and brighter, and it has full coverage of the DCI P3 and Adobe RGB color spaces, making it suitable for color-critical work like photo and video editing. That said, unlike the Dell's 60Hz FHD+ IPS display, the Samsung's OLED screen flickers and may bother those sensitive to flickering, and it's susceptible to permanent burn-in.

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Variants

  • Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (i7635) (Dark River Blue - Ryzen 5 7530U/16GB/512GB)
  • Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (i7635-A503BLU-PUS) (Dark River Blue - Ryzen 5 7530U/16GB/512GB)
  • Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (i7635-A497BLU-PUS) (Dark River Blue - Ryzen 7 7730U/16GB/1TB)
  • Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (NP960QHA-KG1US) (Gray - Ultra 7 258V/16GB/1TB)
  • Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (NP960QHA-KG3CA) (Gray - Ultra 7 258V/16GB/1TB)
  • Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (NP960QHA-KG2CA) (Gray - Ultra 7 258V/16GB/512GB)

Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

8.1
8.3

Portability 
 

7.4
8.5

Battery 
 

8.6
7.8

Reflections 
 

6.9
9.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Form Factor 
 

2 in 1
2 in 1
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Build Quality 
 

9.0
9.0

Build Quality Photo  

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Hinge 
 

7.5
10

Hinge Photo  

Range 
 

360°
360°

Stability 
 

Good
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

No
Yes
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Portability 
 

7.4
8.5

Dimensions Photo  

Size 
 

16"
16"

Thickness 
 

0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)

Width 
 

14.0" (35.6 cm)
14.0" (35.5 cm)

Depth 
 

9.9" (25.2 cm)
9.9" (25.2 cm)

Volume 
 

104.0 in³ (1,704.5 cm³)
78.6 in³ (1,288.2 cm³)

Weight 
 

4.4 lbs (2.0 kg)
3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)

Charger Size 
 

10.4 in³ (171.0 cm³)
4.4 in³ (71.5 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
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Serviceability 
 

6.3
6.3

Internals Photo  

Ease Of Access 
 

7.5
8.5

RAM Slots 
 

0
0

Storage Slots 
 

1
1

Replaceable Battery 
 

Yes
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

Yes
No
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Resolution 
 

1920 x 1200
2880 x 1800

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:10
16:10

Pixel Density 
 

142 PPI
212 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
OLED

Touch Screen 
 

Yes
Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

86%
83%
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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
8.7

Motion Blur  

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
120 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
Dynamic Refresh Rate
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Contrast 
 

7.1
10

Contrast Photo  

Native Contrast 
 

1,172 : 1
100,400 : 1
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Brightness 
 

6.9
7.8

Maximum Brightness 
 

293 cd/m²
367 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

17 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

6.9
9.7

Reflections Photo Off  

Reflections Photo Max  

Screen Finish 
 

Glossy
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

5.11%
0.65%

Indirect Reflections 
 

1.31%
0.65%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

3.8%
0.01%
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Black Uniformity 
 

6.7
10

Black Uniformity Photo  

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.512%
0.100%

Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

4.5
7.3

White Balance Screencap  

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Color Screencap  

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

6.07
1.95

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.26
2.32

Avg. Color dE 
 

4.57
4.62

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

5,734.2 K
6,706.1 K
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Color Gamut 
 

8.6
9.8

Gamut SDR  

sRGB xy 
 

99.07%
152.81%

sRGB uv 
 

96.82%
139.77%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

81.24%
97.46%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

89.24%
99.27%

Gamut HDR  

DCI P3 xy 
 

82%
99.92%

DCI P3 uv 
 

83.93%
99.9%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

59.16%
80.8%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

62.33%
91.07%
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Flicker 
 

10
4.5

Flicker Graph  

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
No

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
120 Hz

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
100%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

7.8
7.7

Keyboard Photo  

Typing Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Numpad 
 

No
Yes

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

64 gf
70 gf

Actuation Force 
 

31 gf
37 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

1.01 mm
0.78 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.47 mm
1.11 mm
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Touchpad 
 

8.8
8.6

Touchpad Photo  

Tracking Quality 
 

8.5
8.0

Size 
 

19.4 in² (125.0 cm²)
25.1 in² (161.9 cm²)

Material 
 

Glass
Glass

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
No
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Speakers 
 

8.2
6.2

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

82 dB SPL
79 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

6.3 dB
11.3 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

1.3
4.7

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

236 Hz
233 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

20 kHz
20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

2.5 dB
0.6 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

7.9
7.0

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Resolution 
 

1080p
1080p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

Yes
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

8.5
8.5

Ports Photo  

USB-A Ports 
 

2
1

USB-C Ports 
 

2
2

Thunderbolt 
 

No
Thunderbolt 4

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 
 

1.4
2.1

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

SD UHS 1
MicroSD UHS 1

Ethernet 
 

No
No

Proprietary Port 
 

No
No

Security Lock 
 

No
No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Bluetooth 
 

5.2
5.4
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

AMD
Intel

Model 
 

Ryzen 5 7530U
Core Ultra 7 256V

Core Count 
 

6
8

Thread Count 
 

12
8
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

AMD
Intel

Model 
 

Radeon Graphics
Arc 140V GPU

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Integrated
Integrated

VRAM Size 
 

N/A
N/A

GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP) 
 

N/A
N/A
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

16 GB
16 GB

Modules 
 

2
8 (Soldered)

Type 
 

LP-DDR4X
LP-DDR5x

Speed 
 

4,266 MHz
8,533 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

512 GB
512 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

451 GB
421 GB

Drive 1 
 

KIOXIA KBG50ZNS512G
Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00B

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
SSD

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

8.4
9.3

Geekbench Image  

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,419 points
1,946 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

6,520 points
9,453 points

GPU Compute 
 

14,598 points
31,038 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

9.2
9.7

Cinebench R23 Photo  

Single-Thread 
 

1,448 points
1,743 points

Multi-Thread 
 

7,900 points
10,541 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

8.2
8.0

Blender Image  

CPU Render Time 
 

3.7 min
4.0 min

GPU Render Time 
 

N/A
N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

4.5
7.1

Basemark Image  

Overall Score 
 

12,887
40,869
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.0
9.5

Storage Performance Image  

Sequential Write Speed 
 

781.0 MB/s
1,331.4 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

2,794.3 MB/s
2,970.7 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

62.4 MB/s
101.3 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

44.9 MB/s
65.1 MB/s
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Battery 
 

8.6
7.8

Capacity 
 

64 Wh
76 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

10.3 hrs
9.1 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

10.0 hrs
13.7 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

2.3 hrs
2.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.7 hrs
2.0 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

1.8
5.1

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

11 fps
35 fps

1% Low 
 

7 fps
22 fps

0.1% Low 
 

4 fps
11 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

52 ms
16 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

149 ms
62 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

31 fps
78 fps
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Civilization VI 
 

5.0
6.9

Civilization VI Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

25 fps
48 fps

1% Low 
 

17 fps
34 fps

0.1% Low 
 

16 fps
32 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

18 ms
9 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

21 ms
10 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

88 fps
185 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

7.68 s
7.31 s
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Counter-Strike 2 
 

7.7

CS2 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

86fps

1% Low 
 

52fps

0.1% Low 
 

43fps

1% Low Delta 
 

7 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

12 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

180fps
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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

3.0
6.4

SOTTR Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

18 fps
43 fps

1% Low 
 

12 fps
32 fps

0.1% Low 
 

7 fps
26 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

23 ms
9 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

94 ms
16 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

29 fps
79 fps
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Thermals And Noise 
 

8.5
7.5

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

29 °C (84 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

40 °C (104 °F)
46 °C (115 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

39.0 dBA
43.0 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

Yes
Yes
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Performance Over Time 
 

8.1
7.8

Performance Over Time Graph  

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CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

70 °C
76 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

11% loss
13% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

55 °C
67 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

1% loss
1% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 11
Windows 11

Additional Software 
 

Yes
Yes
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Extra Features 
 

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen Support 
 

Wacom AES 1.0
Wacom EMR

Secondary Display 
 

No
No
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