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Dell Inspiron 15 3525 review

Dell Inspiron 15 3525

CHOICE Expert Rating

64%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Full-sized SD card slot
  • Can replace or upgrade components (RAM, SSD, Wi-Fi, battery, add a 2.5in drive)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Sluggish Wi-Fi speed
  • Lacks USB-C port
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Comparatively low formatted storage capacity

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
64%
Performance score
51%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
75%
Battery life score
67%
Display score
60%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
61%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1571
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1861
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
22
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:57
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:26
Expert tester comments
Dell's Inspiron 15 3525 is relatively inexpensive, and you shouldn't expect great things from it. It has a screen with narrow viewing angles that can make it hard to see photos and text clearly, and its overall performance was sluggish in our tests (CPU and Wi-Fi speeds were slow). You also don't get modern ports such as USB-C, but that shouldn't be too much of an issue since it has HDMI, USB-A and SD card access built in.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$799.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.3
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
176
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.6
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 237 x 358

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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