Dell Pro Essential 15 vs HP Pavilion 14 B173tu Laptop

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General Information

Brand

Dell HP

Colour

Carbon Black Imprint Sparkling Black

Dimensions(WxDxH)

- 346.9 x 237.9 x 21.08 mm

Launch Date

October 9, 2025 -

Model

Pro Essential 15 14-B173TU

Operating System

Windows 11 Pro/Home/Home (S Mode)/Pro National Academic, and Ubuntu® Linux® 22.04 LTS Windows 8

Operating System Type

- 64-bit

Thickness

- 21.08 Millimeter thickness

Weight

1.94 kg 2.0 Kg weight

Battery

Battery Capacity

54 Wh -

Battery Cell

4-cell 4 Cell

Battery Life

- 3 Hrs

Battery Type

- Li-Ion

Battery life

- 3 Hrs

Battery type

- Li-Ion

Power Supply

- 65 W

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version

5.0 or 5.3 -

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) -

Display

Display Resolution

1920x1080 pixels -

Display Size

15.6 inch(39.6cm) -

Refresh Rate

120Hz -

Display Details

Display Features

- HD BrightView LED Backlit Display with Multi-touch Enabled

Display Resolution

- 1366 x 768 Pixels

Display Size

- 14.0 Inches (35.56 cm)

Display Type

- LED

Pixel Density

- 112 ppi

Touchscreen

- Yes
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Memory

Capacity

- 4 GB

Expandable Memory

- 8 GB

Memory Slots

- 2 DIMM

RAM

16 GB -

RAM Type

DDR4 DDR3

RAM speed

- 1333 Mhz

RAM type

- DDR3

Multimedia

Audio Solution

- HD Audio Solution

Inbuilt Microphone

- Yes

Microphone Type

- Digital Microphone

Secondary Cam(rearfacing)

- No

Sound Technologies

- Dolby Advanced Audio v2 Audio playback, Dual speakers

Speakers

- 2 x Altec Lansing Internal speakers

Webcam

- Yes

Networking

Bluetooth

- Yes

Bluetooth Version

- 4.0

Other Networking Options

- HDMI Port with HDCP Support

Wi-Fi Version

- 4

Wireless LAN

- 802.11 b/g/n

Others

Lockport

- Yes

Sales Package

- Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide and Manuals

Warranty

- 1 Year

Performance

Chipset

- Intel HM77 Express

Clockspeed

- 1.5 Ghz

Graphic Processor

Integrated Intel® Graphics or Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics. Intel HD 3000

Processor

Intel® Core™ 3 100U, 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1334U (10 cores, up to 4.60 GHz), and 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1355U (10 cores, up Intel Core i3-2375M (2nd Gen)

Peripherals

Keyboard

- Full-size island-style keyboard

Pointing Device

- TouchPad with on/off button and multi-touch gesture support

Ports

Ethernet Ports

- 1

Headphone Jack

- Yes

Microphone Jack

- Yes

SD Card Reader

- Yes

USB 2.0 slots

- 1

USB 3.0 slots

- 2

VGA Port

- Yes

Storage

HDD Capacity

- 500 GB

HDD Speed(RPM)

- 5400 RPM

HDD type

- SATA

Hdd Capacity

- 500 GB

Hdd Speed(rpm)

- 5400 RPM

Hdd Type

- SATA

SSD

512 GB or 1 TB -

SSD Type

M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe SSD. -
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