Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Dell XPS 16 9640

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XPS 13 9350 compared with XPS 16 9640

	DellXPS 13 9350	DellXPS 16 9640
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	February 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	16.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz or 60 Hz	120 Hz or 90 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits or 400 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
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	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 ppi (FHD+); 225 ppi (QHD+); 254 ppi (OLED)	139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED)
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ and OLED)	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (QHD+ and OLED)	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)
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	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 Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	22
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140V	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS (better)	11 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB	16 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 2 TB	512 GB to 4 TB (better)
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)	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 Arc Graphics 130V or 140V	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; Copilot+ PC	Intel AI Boost NPU
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)	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 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	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 life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 26 hours	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	55 Wh	99.5 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.18 kg (better)	2.13 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.3 mm (better)	18.7 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.3 × 199.1 mm	358.18 × 240.05 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3-cell lithium-ion	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion
Charger
Charger	60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	130 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	Graphite or Platinum
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1080p with IR
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	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
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	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mm	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W)
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power button	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–