Dell Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 vs Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)

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Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 compared with Yoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)

	DellDell Pro Max 16 MC16250	LenovoYoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	June 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600	2880 × 1800 or 3200 × 2000 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits	500 nits or 1,000 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,100 nits or 1,600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	16-inch FHD+ (1920 × 1200), 60 Hz, 300 or 400 nits, touch or non-touch; or QHD+ (2560 × 1600), 120 Hz, 300 or 400 nits, non-touch; all anti-glare	16-inch 2.8K OLED or 3.2K tandem OLED, 16:10; touch and non-touch options; no pen support
Pixel density
Pixel density	142 ppi (FHD+); 189 ppi (QHD+)	–
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (FHD+); 100% sRGB (QHD+)	Standard OLED covers 100% sRGB and DCI-P3; tandem OLED additionally covers 100% Adobe RGB
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Glossy; touch screens have anti-fingerprint glass
Display features
Display features	1000:1 contrast; 35 ms response; ComfortView Plus on one QHD+ panel	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
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 235H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285H	Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
CPU cores
CPU cores	14 or 16	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	14 or 16	16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 140T or NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	13 TOPS	13 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 64 GB	32 GB or 64 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 2 TB	1 TB to 2 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 5 235H (14 cores, vPro), Core Ultra 7 255H, Core Ultra 7 265H (vPro) or Core Ultra 9 285H (vPro), 16 cores; 45 W	Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Core Ultra 9 285H; 16 cores and 16 threads
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc Pro Graphics; or NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell (6 GB GDDR7), RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7) or RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7)	RTX 5050, 5060 or 5070 Laptop GPU; each 8 GB GDDR7 and 100 W TGP (Lenovo PSREF)
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 13 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5, two slots; SODIMM at 5600 MT/s or CSODIMM at 6400 MT/s; 16 to 64 GB	32 or 64 GB soldered LPDDR5X-8400; dual-channel; no memory slots
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 PCIe NVMe slots (one 2230/2280, one 2230 or 2280); 256 GB to 2 TB, Gen 4 or Gen 5, optional self-encrypting drives and RAID 0 or 1	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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 14 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh (better)	84 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.11 kg	1.92 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	19.08 mm	17.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	358 × 256 mm	362.72 × 253.69 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4-cell 64 Wh or 6-cell 96 Wh lithium-ion polymer, with Long Cycle Life versions	84 Wh; up to 14 hours local 1080p video at 150 nits or 5.5 hours MobileMark 30 at 250 nits (Lenovo)
Charger
Charger	100 W or 130 W USB-C adapter	170 W or 245 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C power delivery at 65–100 W
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost	Rapid Charge Express, 15 minutes for up to 3 hours of use (Lenovo)
Materials
Materials	–	Aluminium top and bottom; starting weight 1.92 kg without touch or 2.07 kg with touch
Colours
Colours	Magnetite	Luna Grey; Tidal Teal
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3 or 5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	1080p HDR with IR and privacy shutter, or 8MP with IR	5MP with IR and electronic shutter
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A (one with PowerShare); HDMI 2.1; RJ45 gigabit Ethernet; microSD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; wedge lock slot; optional smart card reader, NFC and nano-SIM	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
External displays	Up to 3 with the laptop screen on, or 4 with it off	–
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit or non-backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and Copilot key	Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad
Trackpad
Trackpad	125 × 88 mm	Glass Precision TouchPad, 95 × 150 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W each (2.5 W peak), Waves MaxxAudio Pro	Six 2 W speakers, four woofers and two tweeters; Dolby Atmos and Smart Amplifier
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array digital microphones	Four-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button; optional IR camera for Windows Hello with presence detection	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader