Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Dell XPS 13 L321X

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XPS 13 9350 compared with XPS 13 L321X

	DellXPS 13 9350	DellXPS 13 L321X
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	February 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1366 × 768
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz or 60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits (better)	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	FHD+ (1920 × 1200) non-touch, anti-glare, 120 Hz; QHD+ (2560 × 1600) touchscreen, anti-reflective, 120 Hz; or 3K (2880 × 1800) OLED touchscreen, anti-reflective, 60 Hz	HD WLED LCD; hardened edge-to-edge Corning Gorilla Glass. Maker does not publish panel technology or refresh rate
Pixel density
Pixel density	169 ppi (FHD+); 225 ppi (QHD+); 254 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ and OLED)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (QHD+ and OLED)	Glossy glass surface
Display features
Display features	2000:1 contrast (FHD+ and QHD+); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; Eyesafe low blue light	Initial Sandy Bridge L321X screen; later Ivy Bridge and Full HD revisions are separate. Notebookcheck measured 276.7 cd/m² average brightness and 162:1 contrast on its pre-production unit
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	Intel Core i5-2467M
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140V	Intel HD Graphics 3000
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 2 TB (better)	128 GB to 256 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 5 226V (up to 4.5 GHz), Core Ultra 7 256V or 258V (up to 4.8 GHz), Core Ultra 7 268V (up to 5 GHz) or Core Ultra 9 288V (up to 5.1 GHz); 8 cores, 8 threads; 17 W (30 W for the 288V)	Second-generation Intel Core i5-2467M or Core i7-2637M. Listed i5 configurations are the February 2012 US options documented by Laptop Mag; i7 was paired with 256 GB storage
GPU
GPU	Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000; no dedicated graphics option
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU; Copilot+ PC	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X at 8533 MT/s, not upgradeable; 16 GB (Core Ultra 5 226V and 7 256V) or 32 GB (258V, 268V and 288V)	4 GB DDR3-1333, soldered and not upgradeable
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230, or 2 TB or 4 TB M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD	128 GB or 256 GB mSATA solid-state drive; replacement procedure in Dell's owner manual
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 26 hours	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	55 Wh (better)	47 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.18 kg (better)	1.35 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.3 mm (better)	18.2 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.3 × 199.1 mm	316 × 205 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3-cell lithium-ion	Built-in six-cell battery; launch claim up to eight hours 53 minutes, with usage conditions affecting runtime. Regulatory sheet gives 1.35 kg depending on installed options and 6.0–18.2 mm height; launch release instead states starting weight 1.36 kg and rounded 6–18 mm dimensions
Charger
Charger	60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	45 W AC adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off	–
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3	Machined aluminium lid and carbon-fibre composite base
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4	2 × USB-A, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230, Wi-Fi a/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 3.0
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1.3 MP with dual-array digital microphones
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; no headphone jack, card reader or lock slot	One USB 3.0 Type-A, one USB 2.0 Type-A with PowerShare, Mini DisplayPort and combined headphone/microphone jack. No HDMI, Ethernet or card reader
External displays
External displays	Two 4K displays with the laptop screen on; three 4K, one 5K or one 8K with it off	–
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key	Full-size backlit chiclet keyboard
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mm	Glass touchpad with integrated buttons and multi-touch gestures
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	High-definition audio with Waves MaxxAudio 4
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power button	–
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–