Dell Dell 16 Plus DB16250 vs Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)
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| DellDell 16 Plus DB16250 | LenovoYoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | February 2025 | June 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 16″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2880 × 1800 or 3200 × 2000 (better) |
| Panel | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits | 500 nits or 1,000 nits (better) |
| HDR peak brightness | – | 1,100 nits or 1,600 nits |
| Touchscreen | No | No or Yes |
| Display type | QHD+ (2560 × 1600) non-touch, anti-glare, 120 Hz; QHD+ touchscreen with Dolby Vision, glossy, 90 Hz; or FHD+ (1920 × 1200), touch or non-touch, 60 Hz | 16-inch 2.8K OLED or 3.2K tandem OLED, 16:10; touch and non-touch options; no pen support |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi (QHD+); 141 ppi (FHD+) | – |
| Colour range | 100% sRGB (QHD+ non-touch); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ touch); 45% NTSC (FHD+) | Standard OLED covers 100% sRGB and DCI-P3; tandem OLED additionally covers 100% Adobe RGB |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare (non-touch); glossy glass (touch) | Glossy; touch screens have anti-fingerprint glass |
| Display features | QHD+ touchscreen 378 nits SDR and 630 nits HDR, 11 ms response; other panels 300 nits, 35 ms; ComfortView or ComfortView Plus low blue light | Dolby Vision, Eyesafe, X-Rite factory calibration, average Delta E below 1; current PSREF gives standard OLED 1100 nits HDR/500 SDR and tandem OLED 1600 HDR/1000 SDR |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V or Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| CPU cores | 8 | 16 |
| CPU threads | 8 | 16 |
| Graphics | Intel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU |
| AI engine (NPU) | 40 TOPS or 47 TOPS (better) | 13 TOPS |
| Memory | 16 GB or 32 GB | 32 GB or 64 GB (better) |
| Storage | 512 GB to 1 TB | 1 TB to 2 TB (better) |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V or 228V (up to 4.5 GHz), Core Ultra 7 256V or 258V (up to 4.8 GHz), or Core Ultra 9 288V (up to 5.1 GHz); 8 cores (4 P-cores, 4 E-cores), 8 threads; 17 W (30 W for the 288V) | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Core Ultra 9 285H; 16 cores and 16 threads |
| GPU | Intel Arc 130V (Core Ultra 5) or 140V (Core Ultra 7 and 9) | RTX 5050, 5060 or 5070 Laptop GPU; each 8 GB GDDR7 and 100 W TGP (Lenovo PSREF) |
| AI engine | Intel AI Boost NPU, 47 TOPS with the Core Ultra 7 256V; Copilot+ PC | Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 13 TOPS |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X at 8533 MT/s, on the processor, dual-channel; 16 or 32 GB | 32 or 64 GB soldered LPDDR5X-8400; dual-channel; no memory slots |
| Storage type | One M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB | Two M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots, one 2242 and one 2280; Lenovo lists 1 TB drives, including configurations with two installed 1 TB drives |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 20 hours | Up to 14 hours |
| Battery capacity | 64 Wh | 84 Wh (better) |
| Weight | 1.87 kg (better) | 1.92 kg |
| Thickness | 16.99 mm (better) | 17.9 mm |
| Width × depth | 356.78 × 250.6 mm | 362.72 × 253.69 mm |
| Battery life detail | 64 Wh 4-cell lithium-ion | 84 Wh; up to 14 hours local 1080p video at 150 nits or 5.5 hours MobileMark 30 at 250 nits (Lenovo) |
| Charger | 65 W USB-C adapter | 170 W or 245 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C power delivery at 65–100 W |
| Fast charging | ExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost | Rapid Charge Express, 15 minutes for up to 3 hours of use (Lenovo) |
| Materials | Aluminium lid and base; plastic bezel and palm rest | Aluminium top and bottom; starting weight 1.92 kg without touch or 2.07 kg with touch |
| Colours | Ice Blue | Luna Grey; Tidal Teal |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack | 2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Webcam | 1080p (IR on non-touch models) | 5MP with IR and electronic shutter |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 1 × Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) USB-A; HDMI 2.1; 3.5 mm headset jack | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1 and USB PD 65–100 W; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps, one Always On; HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; SD reader; 3.5 mm combo audio; slim-tip power |
| External displays | Up to 2 with the laptop screen on, or 3 with it off | – |
| Keyboard | Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and Copilot key | Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad |
| Trackpad | Mylar touchpad, 133 × 90 mm | Glass Precision TouchPad, 95 × 150 mm |
| Speakers | Two speakers, 2 W average (2.5 W peak) | Six 2 W speakers, four woofers and two tweeters; Dolby Atmos and Smart Amplifier |
| Microphones | Digital-array microphones | Four-microphone array |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint reader in the power button (optional); IR camera for Windows Hello on non-touch models | IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader |
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