External ports
The following table lists the external ports on your Inspiron 14 5425.
Table 6. External ports
Description Values
USB ports
● Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
● One USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port with DisplayPort and
Power Delivery
Audio port
One headset jack
Video port/ports
One HDMI 1.4 port
Media-card reader
One SD-card slot
Power-adapter port
One 4.5 mm x 2.9 mm DC-in
Security-cable slot
Not supported
Internal slots
The following table lists the internal slots of your Inspiron 14 5425.
Table 7. Internal slots
Description Values
M.2
● One M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
● One M.2 2230/2280 slot for solid-state drive
NOTE: To learn more about the features of different
types of M.2 cards, see the knowledge base article
000144170 at www.dell.com/support.
Wireless module
The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module specifications of your Inspiron 14 5425.
Table 8. Wireless module specifications
Description Option one Option two Option three
Model number
Realtek RTL8822CE MediaTek MT7921 Qualcomm WCN6856-DBS
Transfer rate
Up to 867 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 3571 Mbps
Frequency bands supported
2.4 GHz/5 GHz 2.4 GHz/5 GHz 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz
Wireless standards
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
● Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax)
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
● Wi-Fi 6E (WiFi 802.11ax)
Encryption
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
12 Specifications of Inspiron 14 5425