Dell XPS 13 DX13260 vs Dell XPS 15 9500

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XPS 13 DX13260 compared with XPS 15 9500

	DellXPS 13 DX13260	DellXPS 15 9500
Overview
Released
Released	May 2026	May 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	13.4-inch 2.5K WLED LCD touchscreen, 16:10, variable refresh 30–120 Hz, 1600:1 contrast	15.6-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touchscreen, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density
Pixel density	225 ppi	145 ppi (FHD+); 290 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
Display features
Display features	Eyesafe; TÜV Rheinland low blue light; InfinityEdge	Minimum contrast 1650:1 (FHD+) or 1600:1 (UHD+); Dell does not identify the panel technology beyond WVA in the setup guide
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 5 320, Intel Core Ultra 5 325 or Intel Core Ultra 7 355	Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	4 or 6
CPU threads
CPU threads	6 or 8	8 or 12
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	16 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 49 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB	8 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core 5 320 (6 cores, 6 MB cache); Core Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 355 (8 cores, 12 MB cache); all 15 W base, 35 W turbo	45 W Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6
AI engine
AI engine	Intel NPU, 16 TOPS (Core 5 320), 47 TOPS (Core Ultra 5 325) or 49 TOPS (Core Ultra 7 355)	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-7467, soldered; single-channel 8 or 16 GB (Core 5); dual-channel 16, 32 or 64 GB (Core Ultra)	Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933; Dell lists 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB configurations
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD; 256 GB (Core 5 only), 512 GB or 1 TB (Core Ultra only)	Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 2 TB per drive. The i5/8 GB/512 GB configuration is Dell's battery-test configuration; the i7/32 GB/1 TB UHD+ configuration is the exact TechAdvisor review unit
Cooling
Cooling	Dual fans	–
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 17 hours	Up to 25 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	52 Wh	86 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1 kg (better)	2.05 kg
Thickness
Thickness	12.75 mm (better)	18 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	296.9 × 200.7 mm	344.4 × 230.3 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52 Wh 3-cell; up to 17 hours of Netflix 4K streaming at 150 nits (Dell test, Core 5 320)	56 Wh three-cell or 86 Wh six-cell lithium-ion. Dell claims up to 25 hours in MobileMark 2014 with i5-10300H, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, integrated graphics, FHD+ display and 86 Wh battery; this is not a claim for the UHD+ configuration
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C adapter (optional in the UK)	90 W or 130 W USB-C power adapter, depending on configuration
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge with the 65 W adapter	Setup guide lists approximately three hours to charge either battery with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium; 75% recycled aluminium in the top and bottom covers	Machined aluminium enclosure and carbon-fibre palm rest
Colours
Colours	Sky, Storm	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-C	2 × Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	720p at 30 fps, with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Core 5) or Thunderbolt 4 (Core Ultra), both with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery 3.1; lock slot through the USB-C ports; no headphone jack	Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; SD card slot; headset jack; wedge-shaped cable lock slot
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit, with Copilot key	Backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout
Trackpad
Trackpad	Traditional (non-haptic) touchpad, 118.5 × 68.5 mm	150 × 90 mm touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Dell's setup guide lists two speakers with subwoofer support; Tom’s Hardware describes two top-firing speakers and two tweeters
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button