Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X390

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XPS 13 9310 compared with ThinkPad X390

	DellXPS 13 9310	LenovoThinkPad X390
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	March 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 3840 × 2400 or 3456 × 2160 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits (better)	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	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)	Listed FHD ten-point-touch IPS panel, 72% NTSC; optional FHD non-touch IPS, HD 1366 × 768 TN at 250 nits or Privacy Guard FHD IPS at 400 nits
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+	Anti-glare
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	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Core i7-1165G7 or Intel Core i7-1195G7	Intel Core i7-8565U
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	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	8th-generation Core i3/i5/i7; later 10th-generation Core i5/i7 outside EMEA; listed combination verified by Windows Central; available by March 2019 according to contemporaneous Notebookcheck coverage, ahead of maker's planned May launch
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics with Core i3; Intel Iris Xe Graphics with Core i5/i7; no discrete graphics	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics; no separate graphics option
Memory type
Memory type	Soldered dual-channel LPDDR4x-4267; 8, 16 or 32 GB, with no memory slots	DDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets; 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB; 32 GB unavailable on later 10th-generation models
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 SATA or PCIe NVMe drive; PCIe 3.0 ×4 for 2280 or ×2 for 2242; listed 512 GB PCIe NVMe drive (Windows Central)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 17.6 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	52 Wh (better)	48 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg (better)	1.28 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.8 mm (better)	16.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.7 × 198.7 mm	311.9 × 217.2 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52 Wh four-cell lithium-ion; actual runtime depends on configuration and workload	Integrated 48 Wh; up to 17.6 hours MobileMark 2014 or 19 hours JEITA 2.0; Rapid Charge up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter; weight and dimensions shown for PPS touch configuration, non-touch carbon-fibre FHD starts at 1.22 kg and 16.5 mm thickness
Charger
Charger	45 W USB-C adapter	45 W or 65 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	–
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium; black carbon-fibre or Arctic White woven-glass-fibre palm rest	PPS or carbon-fibre display cover; magnesium-aluminium bottom; carbon-fibre cover offered only with non-touch FHD
Colours
Colours	Platinum Silver with black interior, or Frost with Arctic White interior	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Intel Wireless-AC 9560, 2×2 802.11ac; optional Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.1	Bluetooth 5.1 in current PSREF; earlier Windows configurations reported as 5.0
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p at 30 fps, with IR	Optional 720p or IR plus 720p hybrid, with ThinkShutter
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-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C Gen 1 and USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Ethernet extension connector, combo audio and side dock; optional microSD or microSD/nano-SIM combo slot, smart card reader; RJ-45 requires ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three independent displays; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Standard backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight; removable without taking apart the main chassis (Notebookcheck)
Trackpad
Trackpad	112.30 × 64.15 mm touchpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each; no subwoofer	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones; availability depends on configuration	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option for special bids
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; IR camera for Windows Hello where fitted	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0
In the box
In the box	Original launch fact sheet lists a USB-C to USB-A v3.0 adapter	–