Dell Latitude 7400 review: The perfect combination of performance and battery life
Dell has designed a stylish laptop, optimized for those on the go. The new Dell Latitude 7400 2 in 1 has incredible battery life, using a powerful 8th Gen Intel processor. The laptop also offers a full range of ports and a special feature called ExpressSign-in.
Let's give a more detailed review of this product through the following article!
Basic specifications of the Dell Latitude 7400
- Screen : 14-inch (1080p) touch
- Processor : Intel 1.9GHz Core i7-8665U vPro (Whiskey Lake)
- Graphics : Intel UHD 620
- Memory : 8GB - 16GB LPDDR3
- Ports : 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ports (Thunderbolt 3, Power Delivery / DisplayPort); 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports; HDMI 1.4; microSD; microSIM WWAN optional
- Camera : 720p HD Camera
- Battery : 52Wh, 78Wh
- Wireless connection : 802.11ac (2x2); Bluetooth
- Operating system : Windows 10 Pro
- Size : 32 x 20 x 1.5cm
- Weight : 1.5kg
- Optional : Fingerprint sensor inside power button, smart card reader
- Price : $ 2802 (VND 65,131,000)
Rugged design
The Dell Latitude 7400 2 in 1 is the most compact 14-inch laptop in the world. The optional 78Wh battery allows you not to carry a charger.

The Dell Latitude 7400 has a stylish silver aluminum exterior. The sides are only 0.4mm thick, with wider space (0.6mm) arranged for the top bezel to accommodate the webcam.

Dell equips the Latitude 7400 with a 1080p screen, protected by Gorilla Glass 5. Latitude displays have extremely low power consumption and limited light output. The Latitude 7400's color accuracy is comparable to the Microsoft Surface Book 2.
Salient features
Power Manager utility
Dell provides the Power Manager utility for the Latitude 7400, with Optimized, Cool, Quiet and Ultra Performance installation options . Activating Performance Mode raises the clock speed and runs the fan more frequently, but the noise generated by the fan is not very annoying.
Convenient ExpressSign-in feature
Dell introduces the Latitude 7400 2 in 1 as a PC that senses the user's presence, with a technology called ExpressSign-in. If configured with Windows Hello, ExpressSign-in automatically locks your PC when you go out. It will also detect when you are near, then use Windows Hello to log in.
ExpressSign-in automatically shuts down a PC within 3 minutes if it cannot detect anyone in range. If someone stumbles across, activates the sensor before the device automatically locks, the PC will be unlocked and working again. Therefore, manual PC lock will be more effective.
High performance
Dell has equipped Intel's Latitude 7400 CPU Whiskey Lake Core i7-8665U 8th generation. This CPU supports Intel vPro technology, enabling management solutions that minimize malware threat at the processor level.
The Latitude 7400 works similarly to other Core i7 laptops. Dell scored 5,341 points in the single-core test and 16,585 in the multi-core test, slightly faster than the Specter x360 and ZenBook 14, but slower than the Lenovo ThinkPad X390.

The Latitude 7400 completed the 420MB video encoding in H.265 in 258 seconds, beating the Specter x360 13, but still inferior to the ZenBook 14. In our testing, the battery lasted nearly 22 hours.
The Latitude 7400's Toshiba SSD achieved 802MB / s in the CrystalDiskMark 6 read speed test and 399MB / s in the write speed test. Overall, you won't be disappointed with the performance of the Latitude 7400.
In addition, the machine has good heat treatment capacity and the fan operates quite smoothly.
Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD 620 graphics card does not provide much GPU performance.
In the 3DMark Fire Strike synthetic benchmark test, the Latitude 7400 is slightly inferior to comparable laptops, only reaching 1117 points. Overall, this laptop is not suitable for gaming.

Conclude
The new Dell Latitude 7400 2 in 1 is the best business laptop to buy, if you can afford it.
Advantages
- Good battery life
- Rugged design
- Excellent performance
- ExpressSign-in works well
- Great keyboard and touchpad
Defect
- Price is too high
- There is no discrete graphics card option
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