Dell Dell 14 Plus DB14250 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T440

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Dell 14 Plus DB14250 compared with ThinkPad T440

	DellDell 14 Plus DB14250	LenovoThinkPad T440
Overview
Released
Released	February 2025	October 2013
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits (better)	200 nits or 250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	2.5K (2560 × 1600) non-touch, anti-glare, 120 Hz or 90 Hz; or FHD+ (1920 × 1200) glossy touchscreen with cover glass, 48–60 Hz	14-inch HD (1366 × 768, 200 nits, 350:1 contrast) or HD+ (1600 × 900, 250 nits, 400:1 contrast); optional ten-finger touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	216 ppi (2.5K); 162 ppi (FHD+)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (2.5K); 45% NTSC (FHD+)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (2.5K); glossy (FHD+ touch)	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1200:1 typical contrast (2.5K); 800:1 (FHD+); 35 ms response	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 256V or Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	Intel Core i5-4200U or Intel Core i5-4300U
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 140V	Intel HD Graphics 4400
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	4 GB or 8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 5 226V or 228V (up to 4.5 GHz), Core Ultra 7 256V or 258V (up to 4.8 GHz), or Core Ultra 9 288V (up to 5.1 GHz); 8 cores (4 P-cores, 4 E-cores), 8 threads; 17 W (30 W for the 288V)	Fourth-generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 dual-core low-voltage processors; SoC platform
GPU
GPU	Intel Arc 130V (Core Ultra 5) or 140V (Core Ultra 7 and 9)	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400; optional NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M with 1 GB and Optimus
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, 47 TOPS with the Core Ultra 7 256V; Copilot+ PC	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X at 8533 MT/s, on the processor, dual-channel; 16 or 32 GB	DDR3L-1600; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 8 GB, or 12 GB on selected models with 4 GB soldered
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB	Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD shares space with WWAN or smart card reader, depending on slot
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 8.6 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	64 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg (better)	1.72 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.95 mm (better)	21 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	314 × 226.15 mm	339 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	64 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion	Optional internal 23.5 Wh battery; removable external 23.5 Wh, 47.5 Wh or 72 Wh battery; integrated graphics, internal plus 23.5 Wh external up to 8.6 hours, plus 47.5 Wh up to 12.9 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 17.2 hours; Optimus up to 7.7 / 11.6 / 15.4 hours; weight shown with internal and three-cell external batteries, non-touch
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	45 W; 65 W on optional GeForce GT 720M models
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost with a 65 W adapter; full charge in about 2 hours	–
Materials
Materials	Aluminium lid and base; plastic bezel and palm rest	Glass-fibre reinforced plastic
Colours
Colours	Ice Blue	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	1080p (IR optional)	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	1 × Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) USB-A; HDMI 2.1; 3.5 mm headset jack	Two USB 3.0 (one Always On), VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio jack, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader, optional smart card and SIM slot; docking connector on integrated graphics models
External displays
External displays	Up to 2 with the laptop screen on, or 3 with it off	Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 30 Hz on integrated graphics; VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz; Optimus DisplayPort up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit keyboard with Copilot key, no numeric keypad	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar touchpad, 115 × 80 mm	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad; five buttons integrated into the clickpad
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average (2.5 W peak)	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button (optional); IR camera for Windows Hello (optional)	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2