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- Interface
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- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021) vs Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023)
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Products
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00C1US) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/12GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YTUS) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU003NUS) (Abyss Blue - TN/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00AAUS) (Arctic Gray - TN/Ryzen 5 5500/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU000NUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/4GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YQUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/8GB/512GB)
- 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)
Our Verdict
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023)
For most uses, the Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (2023) is better than the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021). The Inspiron 16 has a sturdier build and a longer battery life, and it's more versatile, as its 2-in-1 form factor lets you set up the laptop in tent mode for media consumption or use it as a tablet. It has a better keyboard and touchpad and is available with newer, faster CPUs. The Inspiron 16 also has a wider port selection, and unlike the IdeaPad 3, its USB-C ports support charging and video output.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.4
8.1
Battery
7.7
8.6
Touchpad
6.5
8.8
Build Quality
7.5
9.0
Portability
8.0
7.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
2 in 1
Build Quality
7.5
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.7
7.5
Hinge Photo
Range
165°
360°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.0
7.4
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
16"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.9 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)
Depth
9.3" (23.6 cm)
9.9" (25.2 cm)
Volume
98.2 in³ (1,609.8 cm³)
104.0 in³ (1,704.5 cm³)
Weight
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
4.4 lbs (2.0 kg)
Charger Size
10.3 in³ (168.8 cm³)
10.4 in³ (171.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Serviceability
7.5
6.3
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
7.5
RAM Slots
1
0
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
142 PPI
142 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
86%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.3
7.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,325 : 1
1,172 : 1
Brightness
7.1
6.9
Maximum Brightness
308 cd/m²
293 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
17 cd/m²
Reflections
7.2
6.9
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.14%
5.11%
Indirect Reflections
2.87%
1.31%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.27%
3.8%
Black Uniformity
6.7
6.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.489%
1.512%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.6
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
23°
Color Washout From Right
26°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
44°
Color Shift From Right
48°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
25°
Color Washout From Above
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
25°
Color Shift From Above
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
25°
Brightness Loss From Above
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
30°
Gamma Shift From Above
33°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.0
4.5
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.9
6.07
Avg. Gamma
2.15
2.26
Avg. Color dE
5.09
4.57
Avg. Color Temperature
6,399.6 K
5,734.2 K
Color Gamut
3.9
8.6
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
63.69%
99.07%
sRGB uv
51.87%
96.82%
Adobe RGB xy
43.39%
81.24%
Adobe RGB uv
44.88%
89.24%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
48.12%
82%
DCI P3 uv
41.7%
83.93%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.52%
59.16%
Rec. 2020 uv
30.38%
62.33%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.4
7.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
7.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
72 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
31 gf
Pre-Travel
0.91 mm
1.01 mm
Total Travel
1.39 mm
1.47 mm
Touchpad
6.5
8.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
6.5
8.5
Size
11.2 in² (72.2 cm²)
19.4 in² (125.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.4
8.2
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
73 dB SPL
82 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.4 dB
6.3 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.4
1.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
261 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.2 dB
2.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.5
7.9
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.0
7.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.0
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
1
2
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
No
Yes
USB-C Display Out
No
Yes
HDMI
1.4
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
SD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Ryzen 3 5300U
Ryzen 5 7530U
Core Count
4
6
Thread Count
8
12
GPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000)
Radeon Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR4X
Speed
3,200 MHz
4,266 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
455 GB
451 GB
Drive 1
UMIS RPJTJ512MEE1OWX
KIOXIA KBG50ZNS512G
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
6.9
8.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,070 points
1,419 points
CPU Multi-Thread
4,023 points
6,520 points
GPU Compute
10,857 points
14,598 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
7.9
9.2
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,121 points
1,448 points
Multi-Thread
5,113 points
7,900 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
4.8
8.2
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
7.6 min
3.7 min
GPU Render Time
12.0 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
3.8
4.5
Basemark Image
Overall Score
9,054
12,887
Storage Drive Performance
8.9
9.0
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
686.2 MB/s
781.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
1,825.4 MB/s
2,794.3 MB/s
Random Write Speed
68.1 MB/s
62.4 MB/s
Random Read Speed
45.7 MB/s
44.9 MB/s
Battery
7.7
8.6
Capacity
45 Wh
64 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
9.3 hrs
10.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.9 hrs
10.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
2.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
1.7 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.6
1.8
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
10 fps
11 fps
1% Low
6 fps
7 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
4 fps
1% Low Delta
69 ms
52 ms
0.1% Low Delta
206 ms
149 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
25 fps
31 fps
Civilization VI
3.9
5.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
19 fps
25 fps
1% Low
13 fps
17 fps
0.1% Low
12 fps
16 fps
1% Low Delta
26 ms
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
29 ms
21 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
78 fps
88 fps
Avg. Turn Time
8.37 s
7.68 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
53 fps
1% Low
27 fps
0.1% Low
22 fps
1% Low Delta
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
26 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
101 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
2.2
3.0
Avg. FPS
14 fps
18 fps
1% Low
4 fps
12 fps
0.1% Low
2 fps
7 fps
1% Low Delta
165 ms
23 ms
0.1% Low Delta
549 ms
94 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
23 fps
29 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.8
8.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
28 °C (83 °F)
29 °C (84 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
38 °C (100 °F)
40 °C (104 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
48.5 dBA
39.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.8
8.1
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
67 °C
70 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
2% loss
11% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
53 °C
55 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
1% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
Wacom AES 1.0
Secondary Display
No
No
Touch Pen
No
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