Dell Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 vs Lenovo LOQ Essential 15ARP11

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Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 compared with LOQ Essential 15ARP11

	DellDell Pro Max 16 MC16250	LenovoLOQ Essential 15ARP11
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	144 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	16-inch FHD+ (1920 × 1200), 60 Hz, 300 or 400 nits, touch or non-touch; or QHD+ (2560 × 1600), 120 Hz, 300 or 400 nits, non-touch; all anti-glare	FHD IPS, 16:9, non-touch; 1000:1 contrast; 85° viewing angles
Pixel density
Pixel density	142 ppi (FHD+); 189 ppi (QHD+)	–
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (FHD+); 100% sRGB (QHD+)	100% sRGB
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1000:1 contrast; 35 ms response; ComfortView Plus on one QHD+ panel	AMD FreeSync; 88.07% active area ratio
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 235H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285H	AMD Ryzen 5 150 or AMD Ryzen 7 170
CPU cores
CPU cores	14 or 16	6 or 8
CPU threads
CPU threads	14 or 16	12 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 140T or NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	13 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 64 GB (better)	16 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 2 TB (better)	512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 5 235H (14 cores, vPro), Core Ultra 7 255H, Core Ultra 7 265H (vPro) or Core Ultra 9 285H (vPro), 16 cores; 45 W	Ryzen 5 150 with 6 cores and 12 threads (up to 4.55 GHz) or Ryzen 7 170 with 8 cores and 16 threads (up to 4.75 GHz); 16 MB L3
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc Pro Graphics; or NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell (6 GB GDDR7), RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7) or RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 440 AI TOPS) or RTX 5060 (8 GB GDDR7, 572 AI TOPS), both at 65 W TGP; DLSS 4
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU	–
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5, two slots; SODIMM at 5600 MT/s or CSODIMM at 6400 MT/s; 16 to 64 GB	DDR5 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, running at DDR5-4800; up to 16 GB offered
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 PCIe NVMe slots (one 2230/2280, one 2230 or 2280); 256 GB to 2 TB, Gen 4 or Gen 5, optional self-encrypting drives and RAID 0 or 1	One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (fitted) and one empty M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 12.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh (better)	60 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.11 kg (better)	2.3 kg
Thickness
Thickness	19.08 mm (better)	24.8 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	358 × 256 mm	361.26 × 255.6 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4-cell 64 Wh or 6-cell 96 Wh lithium-ion polymer, with Long Cycle Life versions	60 Wh; MobileMark 30 up to 10.3 hr, local 1080p video up to 12.9 hr (Lenovo)
Charger
Charger	100 W or 130 W USB-C adapter	135 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C charging at 65–100 W
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost	Rapid Charge Pro, up to 50% in 30 minutes
Materials
Materials	–	PC-ABS top and bottom covers
Colours
Colours	Magnetite	Luna Grey; Eclipse Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3 or 5.4	5.2
Webcam
Webcam	1080p HDR with IR and privacy shutter, or 8MP with IR	720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A (one with PowerShare); HDMI 2.1; RJ45 gigabit Ethernet; microSD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; wedge lock slot; optional smart card reader, NFC and nano-SIM	USB-C 5 Gbps with USB PD 65–100 W in (no video out); 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps; HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack
External displays
External displays	Up to 3 with the laptop screen on, or 4 with it off	One external display via HDMI, up to 8K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit or non-backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and Copilot key	6-row with numeric keypad, 1.3 mm key travel, white backlight, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	125 × 88 mm	Buttonless Mylar touchpad, 69 × 104 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W each (2.5 W peak), Waves MaxxAudio Pro	Stereo speakers, 2 × 2 W, Nahimic Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array digital microphones	Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button; optional IR camera for Windows Hello with presence detection	None