Dell Dell 14 Plus DB14250 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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Dell 14 Plus DB14250 compared with ThinkPad T470

	DellDell 14 Plus DB14250	LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
Released
Released	February 2025	February 2017
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits (better)	250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
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	HD or Full HD non-IPS (220 nits), or Full HD IPS (250 nits); optional ten-finger on-cell touch on Full HD IPS with PPS lid
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 i5-7200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 140V	Intel HD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB to 512 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)	Sixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPU
GPU	Intel Arc 130V (Core Ultra 5) or 140V (Core Ultra 7 and 9)	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
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	DDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB	2.5-inch SATA HDD/SSD or primary M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×2 NVMe SSD; optional 128 GB SATA M.2 SSD in WWAN slot excludes WWAN and WiGig; listed configurations use PCIe SSDs (Laptop Mag, Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	64 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg (better)	1.65 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.95 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	314 × 226.15 mm	336.6 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	64 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion	Optional internal 24 Wh; removable external 24, 48 or 72 Wh; integrated graphics with internal plus 24 Wh external up to 13.9 hours (MobileMark 2014), plus 48 Wh up to 20.9 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 27.1 hours; weight shown for PPS lid with three-cell external battery
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
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	Magnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
Colours
Colours	Ice Blue	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	Thunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam
Webcam	1080p (IR optional)	Optional 720p; optional infrared camera
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	Three USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, one USB-C 3.1 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and micro-SIM slot
External displays
External displays	Up to 2 with the laptop screen on, or 3 with it off	Three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit keyboard with Copilot key, no numeric keypad	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar touchpad, 115 × 80 mm	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average (2.5 W peak)	2 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 touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC