Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Dell XPS 15 L502X

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XPS 13 9310 compared with XPS 15 L502X

	DellXPS 13 9310	DellXPS 15 L502X
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	2011
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 3840 × 2400 or 3456 × 2160 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
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 TrueLife LCD; main Full HD RGBLED screen. HD WLED and HD multi-touch WLED options also appear in Dell's setup guide; 1366 × 768 HD resolution confirmed by Notebookcheck
Pixel density
Pixel density	169.3 ppi (FHD+); 338.67 ppi (UHD+), as published in Dell's setup guide	–
Colour range
Colour range	LCD 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3 typical	–
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+	Glossy TrueLife surface
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	60 Hz refresh and up to 135° opening in the maker guide. Notebookcheck measured 262.2 cd/m² average brightness on the tested Full HD panel; maker brightness is not published
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-1195G7	Intel Core i5-2410M
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	500 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	Second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 options with Intel HM67 chipset. Listed Core i5-2410M, 4 GB, 500 GB and Full HD pairing is the exact April 2011 European Notebookcheck configuration
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics with Core i3; Intel Iris Xe Graphics with Core i5/i7; no discrete graphics	Intel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3
Memory type
Memory type	Soldered dual-channel LPDDR4x-4267; 8, 16 or 32 GB, with no memory slots	DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum
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	Listed configuration has a 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive and Blu-ray combo drive. Hard-drive replacement requires further disassembly than the memory cover, according to Notebookcheck
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	52 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	14.8 mm (better)	38.2 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.7 × 198.7 mm	381 × 265.4 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52 Wh four-cell lithium-ion; actual runtime depends on configuration and workload	Six-cell or nine-cell lithium-ion packs, 11.1 V; maker does not publish capacity or a fixed runtime. Notebookcheck identifies its nine-cell pack as 90 Wh. Maker says configurable to less than 2.8 kg with six-cell battery; no exact minimum weight is published. Body height varies from 32.2 to 38.2 mm, and the nine-cell pack raises it further
Charger
Charger	45 W USB-C adapter	90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input
Fast charging
Fast charging	Approximately two hours with Express charging or three hours with standard charging, with the computer switched off	Approximately four hours with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium; black carbon-fibre or Arctic White woven-glass-fibre palm rest	Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck
Colours
Colours	Platinum Silver with black interior, or Frost with Arctic White interior	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.1	Optional Bluetooth
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p at 30 fps, with IR	2 MP, 720p video
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 USB 3.0 Type-A and one eSATA/USB combo with PowerShare, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone output, headphone/digital S/PDIF combo and microphone input; nine-format card reader. Optional TV tuner with MCX antenna connector, WWAN, WiMAX and WiDi depend on configuration
Keyboard
Keyboard	Standard backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting
Trackpad
Trackpad	112.30 × 64.15 mm touchpad	100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each; no subwoofer	Two 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones; availability depends on configuration	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; IR camera for Windows Hello where fitted	–
In the box
In the box	Original launch fact sheet lists a USB-C to USB-A v3.0 adapter	–