Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Dell XPS 15 L502X
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| DellXPS 13 9350 | DellXPS 15 L502X | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | September 2024 | 2011 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 13.4″ | 15.6″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800 (better) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Panel | IPS LCD or OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz or 60 Hz (better) | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits or 400 nits | – |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No |
| 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 | 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 | 169 ppi (FHD+); 225 ppi (QHD+); 254 ppi (OLED) | – |
| Colour range | 100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ and OLED) | – |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (QHD+ and OLED) | Glossy TrueLife surface |
| Display features | 2000:1 contrast (FHD+ and QHD+); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; Eyesafe low blue light | 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 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core i5-2410M |
| CPU cores | 8 | 2 |
| CPU threads | 8 | 4 |
| Graphics | Intel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M |
| AI engine (NPU) | 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB or 32 GB (better) | 4 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB to 2 TB (better) | 500 GB |
| 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 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 | Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V | Intel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3 |
| AI engine | Intel AI Boost NPU; Copilot+ PC | – |
| 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) | DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum |
| 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 | 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 life (maker's claim) | Up to 26 hours | – |
| Battery capacity | 55 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.18 kg | – |
| Thickness | 15.3 mm (better) | 38.2 mm |
| Width × depth | 295.3 × 199.1 mm | 381 × 265.4 mm |
| Battery life detail | 3-cell lithium-ion | 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 | 60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK) | 90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input |
| Fast charging | ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off | Approximately four hours with the computer switched off |
| Materials | CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3 | Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck |
| Colours | Graphite or Platinum | – |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 | 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | Optional Bluetooth |
| Webcam | FHD with IR | 2 MP, 720p video |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; no headphone jack, card reader or lock slot | 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 |
| External displays | Two 4K displays with the laptop screen on; three 4K, one 5K or one 8K with it off | – |
| Keyboard | Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key | QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting |
| Trackpad | Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mm | 100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures |
| Speakers | Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak) | Two 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller |
| Microphones | Dual digital-array microphones | – |
| Biometrics | IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power button | – |
| In the box | Laptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without) | – |
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