Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Dell XPS 16 DA16260

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XPS 13 9350 compared with XPS 16 DA16260
DellXPS 13 9350DellXPS 16 DA16260
Overview
ReleasedSeptember 2024January 2026
Display
Screen size13.4″16″
Resolution1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 18001920 × 1200 or 3200 × 2000 (better)
PanelIPS LCD or OLEDIPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate120 Hz or 60 Hz120 Hz
Brightness500 nits or 400 nits500 nits or 400 nits
HDR peak brightness–500 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo or Yes
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 Hz2K (1920 × 1200) WLED LCD, non-touch, anti-glare, 1–120 Hz; or 3.2K (3200 × 2000) OLED touchscreen, anti-reflective and anti-smudge, 20–120 Hz
Pixel density169 ppi (FHD+); 225 ppi (QHD+); 254 ppi (OLED)142 ppi (LCD); 235.8 ppi (OLED)
Colour range100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ and OLED)100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finishAnti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (QHD+ and OLED)Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features2000:1 contrast (FHD+ and QHD+); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; Eyesafe low blue light2000:1 contrast (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 500 nits peak, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms typical response; TÜV Rheinland low blue light; Eyesafe
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268VIntel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
CPU cores88 or 16
CPU threads88 or 16
GraphicsIntel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140VIntel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU
AI engine (NPU)40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS (better)
Memory16 GB or 32 GB16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage512 GB to 2 TB512 GB to 4 TB (better)
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)Core Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 355 (8 cores, 25 W base, 45 W turbo); Core Ultra X7 358H or X9 388H (16 cores, 25 W base, 65 W turbo); Dell UK also sells a Core Ultra 7 366H
GPUIntel Arc Graphics 130V or 140VIntel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)
AI engineIntel AI Boost NPU; Copilot+ PCIntel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; 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)LPDDR5X, soldered; 16 GB at 7467 MT/s (Core Ultra 5 and 7); 32 or 64 GB at 9600 MT/s (Core Ultra X7 and X9)
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 SSDOne M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 SSD, or 2 TB or 4 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 5 SSD
Cooling–Fans, which Dell says are its largest and thinnest yet; bursts up to 65 W
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 26 hoursUp to 31 hours
Battery capacity55 Wh70 Wh (better)
Weight1.18 kg (better)1.74 kg
Thickness15.3 mm (better)15.4 mm
Width × depth295.3 × 199.1 mm352.58 × 237.47 mm
Battery life detail3-cell lithium-ion70 Wh 3-cell; up to 31 hours of Netflix streaming with the 2K LCD (250 nits) or 17 hours with the OLED (Core Ultra X7 358H, 200 nits); 43 h 20 min of local video playback (2K LCD, 150 nits), all Dell tests
Charger60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)
Fast chargingExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop offExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour
MaterialsCNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest
ColoursGraphite or PlatinumGraphite
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 43 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.46
WebcamFHD with IR8MP with IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; no headphone jack, card reader or lock slot3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with USB4, DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; 3.5 mm headset jack; lock slot through the USB-C ports
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 keyBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row
TrackpadSeamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mmSeamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 90 mm
SpeakersQuad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphonesDual digital-array microphones
BiometricsIR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power buttonIR camera for Windows Hello face recognition
In the boxLaptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)

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