Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)

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XPS 13 9310 compared with XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)

	DellXPS 13 9310	DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	2022
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	13.4″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 3840 × 2400 or 3456 × 2160 (better)	1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits or 400 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	Original 13.4-inch WVA LCD options are FHD+ 1920 × 1200 with or without touch, or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touch; all 60 Hz and 500 nits. Later 2021 option is 3.5K 3456 × 2160 OLED touch, 400 nits, 60 Hz (Tom’s Hardware for the OLED refresh rate)	13.4-inch display; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 LCD with or without touch, UHD+ 3840 × 2400 LCD touch, or 3.5K 3456 × 2160 OLED touch. All four options are 60 Hz; Dell describes the LCD panels as WVA without identifying IPS explicitly
Pixel density
Pixel density	169.3 ppi (FHD+); 338.67 ppi (UHD+), as published in Dell's setup guide	Dell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED
Colour range
Colour range	LCD 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3 typical	FHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell
Screen finish
Screen finish	Dell's current setup guide lists anti-reflective for all three LCD options; its original launch fact sheet reproduced by GamingOnLinux lists anti-glare for non-touch FHD+	Non-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflective
Display features
Display features	Current setup guide lists 1200:1 typical LCD contrast; the original launch fact sheet gives 1800:1 FHD+ and 1500:1 UHD+. These specifications differ by source revision	LCD typical brightness 500 nits; OLED 400 nits. Typical contrast 2000:1 FHD+, 1650:1 UHD+, 1,000,000:1 OLED. Eyesafe low-blue-light technology
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-1195G7	Intel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280P
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	12 or 14
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	16 or 20
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	8 GB or 16 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	512 GB
CPU
CPU	Original setup guide lists Core i3-1115G4, i5-1135G7 and i7-1165G7. Later i7-1185G7 availability is reported by Tom’s Hardware; Dell's later exact Chinese OLED SKU uses i7-1195G7, up to 5 GHz. The latter is not an initial-launch configuration	This record covers the original 2022 12th-generation 28 W P-series version. Dell lists i5-1240P, i7-1260P, i5-1250P vPro, i7-1270P vPro and i7-1280P vPro; the later 2023 13th-generation refresh reused the 9320 identifier and is excluded here
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics with Core i3; Intel Iris Xe Graphics with Core i5/i7; no discrete graphics	Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU option
Memory type
Memory type	Soldered dual-channel LPDDR4x-4267; 8, 16 or 32 GB, with no memory slots	Original 12th-generation models use soldered dual-channel LPDDR5-5200, in 8, 16 or 32 GB. The current manual separately lists LPDDR5-6000 for the later 13th-generation revision
Storage type
Storage type	One replaceable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD; up to 256 GB for 2230, up to 2 TB for 2280. First two configurations are exact UK retail combinations documented by TechAdvisor; the OLED i7-1195G7/16 GB/512 GB configuration is Dell China SKU XPS 13-9310-D5708TS	One replaceable M.2 2230 or 2280 NVMe SSD; current manual lists 256 GB Gen 3/Gen 4, 512 GB self-encrypting Gen 3/Gen 4 and ordinary Gen 4 2280 SSDs up to 2 TB. Configurations shown are the exact original base and tested combinations documented by Tom’s Hardware
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	52 Wh	55 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg (better)	1.23 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.8 mm (better)	15.28 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.7 × 198.7 mm	295.3 × 199.04 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52 Wh four-cell lithium-ion; actual runtime depends on configuration and workload	55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide
Charger
Charger	45 W USB-C adapter	60 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	Approximately two hours with Express charging or three hours with standard charging, with the computer switched off	Maker launch announcement claims about 80% charge in less than one hour with Express Charge 2.0; current setup guide lists approximately three hours charging with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium; black carbon-fibre or Arctic White woven-glass-fibre palm rest	Aluminium body with glass palm rest; stated weight 1.23 kg for FHD+/UHD+ and 1.26 kg for OLED, subject to configuration and manufacturing variation
Colours
Colours	Platinum Silver with black interior, or Frost with Arctic White interior	Platinum or Graphite
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.1	5.3
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p at 30 fps, with IR	720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; microSD card reader and headset jack. Dell's manual contains a stray reference to four USB-C ports; its explicit port table and views confirm two	Two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and display output; charging occupies one. No integrated analogue audio jack or media-card reader. Current manual lists Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3; the original Tom’s Hardware test specifies Bluetooth 5.2
Keyboard
Keyboard	Standard backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	112.30 × 64.15 mm touchpad	Haptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each; no subwoofer	Two tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones; availability depends on configuration	Dual digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; IR camera for Windows Hello where fitted	Fingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello
In the box
In the box	Original launch fact sheet lists a USB-C to USB-A v3.0 adapter	Original review units included USB-C to USB-A and USB-C to 3.5 mm audio adapters; the current manual describes the audio adapter as sold separately, so bundles vary