Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Dell XPS 16 9640

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XPS 13 9310 compared with XPS 16 9640

	DellXPS 13 9310	DellXPS 16 9640
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	February 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	16.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 3840 × 2400 or 3456 × 2160	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400
Panel
Panel	OLED	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz or 90 Hz (better)
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)	FHD+ (1920 × 1200) WLED, non-touch, anti-glare, 30–120 Hz; or UHD+ (3840 × 2400) OLED touchscreen with passive pen support, anti-reflective and anti-smudge, 48–90 Hz
Pixel density
Pixel density	169.3 ppi (FHD+); 338.67 ppi (UHD+), as published in Dell's setup guide	139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED)
Colour range
Colour range	LCD 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3 typical	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
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 (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)
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	2000:1 contrast, 35 ms response (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms typical response; Eyesafe hardware low blue light
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-1195G7	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	22
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	11 TOPS
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	16 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 4 TB (better)
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	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz), Core Ultra 7 165H (up to 5 GHz) or Core Ultra 9 185H (up to 5.1 GHz); 16 cores, 22 threads; up to 55 W (integrated graphics) or 20 W + 60 W CPU and GPU in Ultra Performance mode
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics with Core i3; Intel Iris Xe Graphics with Core i5/i7; no discrete graphics	Intel Arc Graphics; or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (6 GB GDDR6), RTX 4060 (8 GB GDDR6) or RTX 4070 (8 GB GDDR6)
AI engine
AI engine	–	Intel AI Boost NPU
Memory type
Memory type	Soldered dual-channel LPDDR4x-4267; 8, 16 or 32 GB, with no memory slots	LPDDR5X, soldered; 16 GB at 6400 MT/s (Intel Arc); 16, 32 or 64 GB at 6400 MT/s (RTX 4050 and 4060); 32 or 64 GB at 7467 MT/s (RTX 4070)
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 M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230, or 1, 2 or 4 TB M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	52 Wh	99.5 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg (better)	2.13 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.8 mm (better)	18.7 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.7 × 198.7 mm	358.18 × 240.05 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52 Wh four-cell lithium-ion; actual runtime depends on configuration and workload	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion
Charger
Charger	45 W USB-C adapter	130 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	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium; black carbon-fibre or Arctic White woven-glass-fibre palm rest	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3
Colours
Colours	Platinum Silver with black interior, or Frost with Arctic White interior	Graphite or Platinum
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.1	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p at 30 fps, with IR	1080p 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	3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with USB4, DisplayPort and Power Delivery (RTX 4070 models have 2 × Thunderbolt 4 on the left and 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C on the right); microSD card reader (v6.0); 3.5 mm headset jack; no lock slot
Keyboard
Keyboard	Standard backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	112.30 × 64.15 mm touchpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each; no subwoofer	Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W)
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones; availability depends on configuration	Digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; IR camera for Windows Hello where fitted	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; 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	–