Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Sony VAIO Z (VPCZ21M9E)

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XPS 13 9350 compared with VAIO Z (VPCZ21M9E)

	DellXPS 13 9350	SonyVAIO Z (VPCZ21M9E)
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	2011
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	13.1″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz or 60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 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	VAIO Display Premium LCD
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)	–
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	–
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 i5-2410M
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
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 i5-2410M at 2.30 GHz, up to 2.90 GHz; 3MB L3 cache; Intel HM67 Express chipset
GPU
GPU	Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V	Intel HD Graphics 3000 in the laptop; separately connected Power Media Dock provides Radeon graphics and requires mains power
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)	4GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333 MHz, fitted as 2GB × 2; Sony states no post-purchase memory upgrade
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	128GB flash SSD storage in RAID 0; optical drive is external in the Media Dock
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 26 hours	Up to 7 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	55 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.18 kg	1.175 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	15.3 mm (better)	16.65 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.3 × 199.1 mm	330 × 210 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3-cell lithium-ion	Supplied VGP-BPS27/B lithium-polymer battery; seven-hour MobileMark 2007 claim; 2.5-hour charging time; laptop weight includes this battery
Charger
Charger	60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	VGP-AC19V49 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	Carbon Black finish; carbon-fibre body (IT Pro)
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4	2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack, Ethernet
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1.31MP Exmor; 1280 × 1024
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 2.0 Type-A socket plus one combined docking/USB socket supporting USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices; VGA and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo/MagicGate; SD slot supports SDHC, SDXC and UHS SDR50. Dock ports are separate from the listed laptop ports; integrated Gobi 3000 mobile broadband supports 14.4 Mbps download and 5.76 Mbps upload
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 keyboard with 19.05 mm key pitch and 1 mm stroke; WEB, VAIO and Assist buttons
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mm	Gesture-enabled touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Internal stereo speakers; Dolby Home Theater v4
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Internal monaural microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power button	Fingerprint reader; TCG 1.2-certified security chip
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	AC adapter, power cord and documentation; Sony's European specification lists a bundled docking station; Windows 7 Professional 64-bit with Service Pack 1