Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Dell XPS 15 9500

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XPS 13 9310 compared with XPS 15 9500

	DellXPS 13 9310	DellXPS 15 9500
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	May 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 3840 × 2400 or 3456 × 2160	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400
Panel
Panel	OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 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)	15.6-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touchscreen, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density
Pixel density	169.3 ppi (FHD+); 338.67 ppi (UHD+), as published in Dell's setup guide	145 ppi (FHD+); 290 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range
Colour range	LCD 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3 typical	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+)
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+	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
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	Minimum contrast 1650:1 (FHD+) or 1600:1 (UHD+); Dell does not identify the panel technology beyond WVA in the setup guide
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-1195G7	Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	4 or 6
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	8 or 12
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	8 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 1 TB
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	45 W Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics with Core i3; Intel Iris Xe Graphics with Core i5/i7; no discrete graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6
Memory type
Memory type	Soldered dual-channel LPDDR4x-4267; 8, 16 or 32 GB, with no memory slots	Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933; Dell lists 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB configurations
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	Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 2 TB per drive. The i5/8 GB/512 GB configuration is Dell's battery-test configuration; the i7/32 GB/1 TB UHD+ configuration is the exact TechAdvisor review unit
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 25 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	52 Wh	86 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg (better)	2.05 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.8 mm (better)	18 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.7 × 198.7 mm	344.4 × 230.3 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52 Wh four-cell lithium-ion; actual runtime depends on configuration and workload	56 Wh three-cell or 86 Wh six-cell lithium-ion. Dell claims up to 25 hours in MobileMark 2014 with i5-10300H, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, integrated graphics, FHD+ display and 86 Wh battery; this is not a claim for the UHD+ configuration
Charger
Charger	45 W USB-C adapter	90 W or 130 W USB-C power adapter, depending on configuration
Fast charging
Fast charging	Approximately two hours with Express charging or three hours with standard charging, with the computer switched off	Setup guide lists approximately three hours to charge either battery with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium; black carbon-fibre or Arctic White woven-glass-fibre palm rest	Machined aluminium enclosure and carbon-fibre palm rest
Colours
Colours	Platinum Silver with black interior, or Frost with Arctic White interior	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.1	5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p at 30 fps, with IR	720p at 30 fps, with IR
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 3 USB-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; SD card slot; headset jack; wedge-shaped cable lock slot
Keyboard
Keyboard	Standard backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	Backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout
Trackpad
Trackpad	112.30 × 64.15 mm touchpad	150 × 90 mm touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each; no subwoofer	Dell's setup guide lists two speakers with subwoofer support; Tom’s Hardware describes two top-firing speakers and two tweeters
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones; availability depends on configuration	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; IR camera for Windows Hello where fitted	IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the box
In the box	Original launch fact sheet lists a USB-C to USB-A v3.0 adapter	–