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| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| In The Box | 14-inch MacBook Pro, 70W USB-C Power Adapter (M4 Pro 12-core CPU), USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), Polishing cloth only with nano-texture display | Dell XPS 14 9440 laptop, 60W USB-C AC adapter, USB-C to USB-A 3.0 & HDMI 2.0 adapter, documentation |
| Model Name | MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro, 2024) | Dell XPS 14 9440 Laptop (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD) |
| Launch Date | 30/10/2024 | 01/01/2024 |
| Colors | Space Black, Silver | Platinum |
| Brand | Apple | Dell |
| OTG Support | N/A | N/A |
| Display | ||
| Display Size | 14.2, 35.97 | 14.5, 36.8 |
| Resolution | 3024, 1964 pixels | 3200, 2000 pixels |
| Resolution Type | 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display (3024 x 1964), 254 ppi | 3.2K (3200 x 2000), 16:10 aspect ratio |
| Panel Type | Mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR (IPS-class viewing angles) | OLED InfinityEdge touch display |
| Brightness | XDR: 1000 nits sustained full-screen, 1600 nits peak (HDR); SDR up to 1000 nits (outdoor); ~634 cd/m² center measured on M4 Pro base unit | 400 nits typical brightness |
| Color Gamut | Wide color (P3) and True Tone; ~96.6% sRGB coverage measured | 100% DCI-P3 color gamut |
| Refresh Rate | ProMotion adaptive refresh up to 120 Hz; fixed modes 47.95/48/50/59.94/60 Hz | Variable refresh rate up to 120 Hz |
| Touchscreen Support | No touchscreen support | Touch-enabled 3.2K OLED panel |
| Screen Protection | Glass with optional nano-texture anti-reflective finish | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus cover glass on OLED |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | Height 0.61 inch (1.55 cm), Width 12.31 inches (31.26 cm), Depth 8.71 inches (22.12 cm) | 320.0 x 216.0 x 18.0 mm (W x D x H) |
| Weight | Approx. 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg) for M4 Pro | 1.74 kg (OLED configuration) |
| Build Material | 100% recycled aluminum unibody enclosure; recycled steel keyboard plate; glass display cover | CNC machined aluminum chassis with glass palm rest; Gorilla Glass Victus cover glass on OLED |
| Keyboard Type | Backlit Magic Keyboard with scissor mechanism | Full size, backlit, zero-lattice keyboard with 1.0mm travel |
| Keyboard Features | 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys with 12 full-height function keys and inverted-T arrow keys, backlit, Touch ID in power button, ambient light sensor | Full-size zero-lattice keyboard, white backlight, capacitive touch function row, fingerprint reader in power button, ambient light sensor for display backlight |
| Trackpad Surface | Glass Force Touch trackpad | Seamless glass haptic touchpad |
| Trackpad Features | Force Touch haptic trackpad with pressure sensing, precise clickpad, multi-touch gestures, palm rejection | Seamless glass haptic clickpad, Microsoft Precision drivers, multi-touch gestures, palm rejection, edge-to-edge active area |
| IP Rating | Not Specified | Not Specified |
| Speaker Placement | High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers integrated in chassis, up‑firing stereo around keyboard deck | Quad speakers with combination of up-firing and down-firing drivers along chassis |
| Processor | ||
| Operating System | macOS Sequoia (with Apple Intelligence features) | Windows 11 Home 64-bit |
| Processor Brand | Apple | Intel |
| Processor Model | Apple M4 Pro 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| Core Count | 12‑core CPU (8 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores) | 16 cores total (6 Performance-cores + 8 Efficient-cores + 2 Low Power Efficient-cores) |
| Threads | 12 threads (one per core, no SMT) | 22 threads with Hyper-Threading on performance and efficient cores |
| Clock Speed | Not Specified | Performance-core base 1.4 GHz, up to 4.8 GHz max turbo |
| Cache | Not Specified | 24 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| GPU Model | Integrated Apple M4 Pro GPU with 16 cores (shared unified memory) | Intel Arc integrated graphics (part of Intel Core Ultra 7 155H) |
| VRAM | No dedicated VRAM; uses unified system memory (24GB in this configuration) | Shared system memory (no dedicated VRAM) |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 72.4‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery | 69.5 Wh integrated 6-cell battery |
| Fast Charging Support | Fast‑charge capable with 96W or higher USB‑C power adapter (optional for this 12‑core M4 Pro config) | ExpressCharge 1.0 over USB-C; supports fast charging with bundled adapter |
| Estimated Battery Life | Up to 22 hours Apple TV app video playback, up to 14 hours wireless web | Up to 21 hours with FHD+ display; 3.2K OLED configuration typically around 8–10 hours in mixed use per independent tests |
| Webcam | ||
| Webcam Resolution | 12MP Center Stage camera supporting 1080p HD video recording | FHD 1080p RGB-IR camera at 30 fps |
| Webcam Features | 12MP Center Stage ultra‑wide camera, Desk View support, advanced image signal processor with computational video, camera‑on indicator LED | RGB-IR camera with Windows Hello, dual-array microphones, presence detection (Express Sign-In), support for Windows Studio Effects (background blur, eye contact, auto framing) |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM Type | Unified Memory | LPDDR5X |
| RAM Speed | — | 6400 MHz |
| Expandability | Unified memory on‑package; not user‑upgradeable. Factory options up to 48GB with M4 Pro. | LPDDR5x memory is soldered; not user-upgradable. This configuration is fixed at 16 GB. |
| Storage | ||
| Storage Type | On‑board NVMe SSD (soldered) as primary storage | Single M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD |
| Capacity | 512GB SSD (factory configurable up to 4TB with M4 Pro) | 1 TB SSD (PCIe 4.0 NVMe) |
| Storage Interface | Internal SSD connected via Apple proprietary NVMe PCIe; expansion via Thunderbolt 5/USB4 external drives and SDXC card | M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD; external expansion via USB/Thunderbolt and microSD card reader |
| Expandability | Internal SSD is not upgradeable; storage can be expanded only via external drives or SDXC card. | Single M.2 slot; SSD is user-replaceable but no additional internal slot. |
| Supported Memory Card Types | Full‑size SDXC card slot (UHS‑II compatible as in recent MacBook Pros) | microSDXC card reader v6.0 with UHS-I/UHS-II support |
| Audio | ||
| Speaker Configuration | High‑fidelity six‑speaker sound system with force‑cancelling woofers and wide stereo sound | Quad-speaker design with 2W Main x 2 + 2W Tweeter x 2 (8W total peak output) |
| Audio Enhancements | Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos support on built‑in speakers, dynamic head tracking with supported AirPods, multichannel HDMI audio output | Dolby Atmos, Waves MaxxAudio Pro, Waves MaxxVoice, Waves Nx 3D audio with head tracking |
| Microphone Quality | Studio‑quality three‑mic array with high signal‑to‑noise ratio and directional beamforming | Dual-array microphones with noise reduction and optimization for VoIP and intelligent audio features |
| Microphone Features | Noise Cancellation, Beamforming, Studio-quality Microphone, Voice Enhancement / Clarity Mode, Voice Recognition Support | Noise Cancellation, Beamforming |
| Security | ||
| Fingerprint Scanner | Touch ID sensor integrated into the keyboard power button | Windows Hello-compliant fingerprint reader integrated into power button |
| TPM | Uses Apple Secure Enclave and secure boot; no discrete TPM 2.0 chip exposed like on Windows PCs | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 security |
| Secure Boot | Hardware‑rooted secure boot on Apple silicon with Signed System Volume verification | UEFI Secure Boot supported and enabled by default with Windows 11 |
| Encryption Features | Hardware‑encrypted SSD, optional FileVault full‑disk encryption, Secure Enclave hardware keystore | Supports Windows device encryption/BitLocker using TPM 2.0; OS-level full-disk encryption available |
| Webcam Privacy Shutter | Privacy Indicator LED | Privacy Indicator LED |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi Standard | Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) wireless networking | Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E 1675 (AX211), 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 wireless card |
| Ethernet Support | No built‑in Ethernet port; Ethernet available via USB‑C/Thunderbolt adapter or dock | No built-in RJ-45 Ethernet; supported via USB-C/Thunderbolt adapter or dock |
| Cellular Support | No integrated cellular (2G/3G/4G/5G) support | No WWAN or SIM support |
| Other Connectivity | SD Card Reader, HDMI Output, Thunderbolt Support, USB4, USB-C Charging, Docking Station Support, Wireless Display (Miracast) | SD Card Reader, Infrared (IR), HDMI Output, DisplayPort Alt Mode (USB-C), Thunderbolt Support, USB4, USB 3.2, USB-C Charging, Docking Station Support, Wireless Display (Miracast) |
| Ports | ||
| USB Ports | Three Thunderbolt 5 (USB‑C) ports supporting charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120 Gb/s) and USB4 (up to 120 Gb/s) | 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C) with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery |
| HDMI | One HDMI port supporting up to 8K60 or 4K240 output | No native HDMI port; HDMI 2.0 available via included USB-C to HDMI adapter |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones | 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack |
| Card Reader | SDXC Card | microSD Card |
| Ethernet Port | No built‑in RJ‑45 Ethernet port | No built-in Ethernet port |
| Other Ports | MagSafe 3 charging port; SDXC card slot integrated | USB-C power connector (via Thunderbolt 4), microSDXC card reader |
| Cooling | ||
| Cooling System Type | Active dual‑fan cooling system with heatsink/heat spreader (similar layout to prior 14‑inch MacBook Pro models) | Active cooling with dual fans and multiple heat pipes; no vapor chamber |
| Noise Level | Variable (Load Dependent) | Variable (Load Dependent) |
| Thermal Performance | Quiet or silent under light loads; dual fans ramp under sustained CPU+GPU workloads but remain relatively unobtrusive. Internal temperatures can exceed 100 °C in heavy synthetic stress tests, with surface temperatures in the mid‑40s °C range. | Designed for up to 47W sustained performance; dual-fan thermal solution with multiple heat pipes and heatsinks to balance performance, temperature and acoustics. |
| Software | ||
| Pre-installed Software | Apple apps including Safari, Mail, Messages, FaceTime, Photos, Music, TV, Podcasts, Freeform, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Notes, Calendar, Reminders, Preview, Shortcuts, and others via macOS. | My Dell, Dell Digital Delivery, Dell Premier Color, Dell Command Update, Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery, Intel Unison, Killer WLAN software, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision; McAfee security (various subscription options) |
| OS Version | macOS Sequoia (ships with macOS Sequoia and Apple Intelligence features) | Windows 11 Home 64-bit |
| Microsoft Office | No | Yes |
| Trial Software | No third‑party bloatware; only Apple’s own apps. Retailers may optionally bundle extra software. | McAfee+ security suite preloaded (1-year or 3-year subscription options depending on configuration) |
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