Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Dell XPS 15 L502X

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XPS 13 9350 compared with XPS 15 L502X
DellXPS 13 9350DellXPS 15 L502X
Overview
ReleasedSeptember 20242011
Display
Screen size13.4″15.6″
Resolution1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate120 Hz or 60 Hz (better)60 Hz
Brightness500 nits or 400 nits–
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeFHD+ (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 Hz15.6-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 density169 ppi (FHD+); 225 ppi (QHD+); 254 ppi (OLED)–
Colour range100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ and OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (QHD+ and OLED)Glossy TrueLife surface
Display features2000:1 contrast (FHD+ and QHD+); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; Eyesafe low blue light60 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
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268VIntel Core i5-2410M
CPU cores82
CPU threads84
GraphicsIntel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140VNVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
AI engine (NPU)40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 32 GB (better)4 GB
Storage512 GB to 2 TB (better)500 GB
CPUIntel 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
GPUIntel Arc Graphics 130V or 140VIntel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3
AI engineIntel AI Boost NPU; Copilot+ PC–
Memory typeLPDDR5X 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 typeOne M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230, or 2 TB or 4 TB M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDListed 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 capacity55 Wh–
Weight1.18 kg–
Thickness15.3 mm (better)38.2 mm
Width × depth295.3 × 199.1 mm381 × 265.4 mm
Battery life detail3-cell lithium-ionSix-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
Charger60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input
Fast chargingExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop offApproximately four hours with the computer switched off
MaterialsCNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck
ColoursGraphite or Platinum–
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 43 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module
Bluetooth5.4Optional Bluetooth
WebcamFHD with IR2 MP, 720p video
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; no headphone jack, card reader or lock slotTwo 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 displaysTwo 4K displays with the laptop screen on; three 4K, one 5K or one 8K with it off–
KeyboardBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot keyQWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting
TrackpadSeamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mm100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures
SpeakersQuad 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
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphones–
BiometricsIR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power button–
In the boxLaptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)–

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