Dell XPS 13 L321X vs Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)

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XPS 13 L321X compared with XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)

	DellXPS 13 L321X	DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)
Overview
Released
Released	February 2012	2022
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	13.4″
Resolution
Resolution	1366 × 768	1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160 (better)
Panel
Panel	–	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits	500 nits or 400 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	HD WLED LCD; hardened edge-to-edge Corning Gorilla Glass. Maker does not publish panel technology or refresh rate	13.4-inch display; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 LCD with or without touch, UHD+ 3840 × 2400 LCD touch, or 3.5K 3456 × 2160 OLED touch. All four options are 60 Hz; Dell describes the LCD panels as WVA without identifying IPS explicitly
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	Dell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED
Colour range
Colour range	–	FHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy glass surface	Non-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflective
Display features
Display features	Initial Sandy Bridge L321X screen; later Ivy Bridge and Full HD revisions are separate. Notebookcheck measured 276.7 cd/m² average brightness and 162:1 contrast on its pre-production unit	LCD typical brightness 500 nits; OLED 400 nits. Typical contrast 2000:1 FHD+, 1650:1 UHD+, 1,000,000:1 OLED. Eyesafe low-blue-light technology
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-2467M	Intel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280P
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	12 or 14
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	16 or 20
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Memory
Memory	4 GB	8 GB or 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB to 256 GB	512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Second-generation Intel Core i5-2467M or Core i7-2637M. Listed i5 configurations are the February 2012 US options documented by Laptop Mag; i7 was paired with 256 GB storage	This record covers the original 2022 12th-generation 28 W P-series version. Dell lists i5-1240P, i7-1260P, i5-1250P vPro, i7-1270P vPro and i7-1280P vPro; the later 2023 13th-generation refresh reused the 9320 identifier and is excluded here
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000; no dedicated graphics option	Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU option
Memory type
Memory type	4 GB DDR3-1333, soldered and not upgradeable	Original 12th-generation models use soldered dual-channel LPDDR5-5200, in 8, 16 or 32 GB. The current manual separately lists LPDDR5-6000 for the later 13th-generation revision
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB or 256 GB mSATA solid-state drive; replacement procedure in Dell's owner manual	One replaceable M.2 2230 or 2280 NVMe SSD; current manual lists 256 GB Gen 3/Gen 4, 512 GB self-encrypting Gen 3/Gen 4 and ordinary Gen 4 2280 SSDs up to 2 TB. Configurations shown are the exact original base and tested combinations documented by Tom’s Hardware
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	47 Wh	55 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.35 kg	1.23 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.2 mm	15.28 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	316 × 205 mm	295.3 × 199.04 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Built-in six-cell battery; launch claim up to eight hours 53 minutes, with usage conditions affecting runtime. Regulatory sheet gives 1.35 kg depending on installed options and 6.0–18.2 mm height; launch release instead states starting weight 1.36 kg and rounded 6–18 mm dimensions	55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide
Charger
Charger	45 W AC adapter	60 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	Maker launch announcement claims about 80% charge in less than one hour with Express Charge 2.0; current setup guide lists approximately three hours charging with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium lid and carbon-fibre composite base	Aluminium body with glass palm rest; stated weight 1.23 kg for FHD+/UHD+ and 1.26 kg for OLED, subject to configuration and manufacturing variation
Colours
Colours	–	Platinum or Graphite
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230, Wi-Fi a/g/n	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 3.0	5.3
Webcam
Webcam	1.3 MP with dual-array digital microphones	720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	One USB 3.0 Type-A, one USB 2.0 Type-A with PowerShare, Mini DisplayPort and combined headphone/microphone jack. No HDMI, Ethernet or card reader	Two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and display output; charging occupies one. No integrated analogue audio jack or media-card reader. Current manual lists Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3; the original Tom’s Hardware test specifies Bluetooth 5.2
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size backlit chiclet keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Glass touchpad with integrated buttons and multi-touch gestures	Haptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary
Speakers
Speakers	High-definition audio with Waves MaxxAudio 4	Two tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each
Microphones
Microphones	–	Dual digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Fingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello
In the box
In the box	–	Original review units included USB-C to USB-A and USB-C to 3.5 mm audio adapters; the current manual describes the audio adapter as sold separately, so bundles vary