Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) vs Dell XPS 15 9500

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XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) compared with XPS 15 9500
DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)DellXPS 15 9500
Overview
Released2022May 2020
Display
Screen size13.4″15.6″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 21601920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)
PanelOLED–
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz
Brightness500 nits or 400 nits500 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo or Yes
Display type13.4-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 explicitly15.6-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touchscreen, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel densityDell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED145 ppi (FHD+); 290 ppi (UHD+)
Colour rangeFHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+)
Screen finishNon-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflectiveAnti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
Display featuresLCD typical brightness 500 nits; OLED 400 nits. Typical contrast 2000:1 FHD+, 1650:1 UHD+, 1,000,000:1 OLED. Eyesafe low-blue-light technologyMinimum contrast 1650:1 (FHD+) or 1600:1 (UHD+); Dell does not identify the panel technology beyond WVA in the setup guide
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280PIntel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU cores12 or 144 or 6
CPU threads16 or 208 or 12
GraphicsIntel Iris Xe GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
Memory8 GB or 16 GB8 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage512 GB512 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPUThis 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 here45 W Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPUIntegrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU optionIntel UHD Graphics 630; optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6
Memory typeOriginal 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 revisionTwo replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933; Dell lists 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB configurations
Storage typeOne 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 HardwareTwo 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
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)–Up to 25 hours
Battery capacity55 Wh86 Wh (better)
Weight1.23 kg (better)2.05 kg
Thickness15.28 mm (better)18 mm
Width × depth295.3 × 199.04 mm344.4 × 230.3 mm
Battery life detail55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide56 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
Charger60 W USB-C adapter90 W or 130 W USB-C power adapter, depending on configuration
Fast chargingMaker 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 offSetup guide lists approximately three hours to charge either battery with the computer switched off
MaterialsAluminium body with glass palm rest; stated weight 1.23 kg for FHD+/UHD+ and 1.26 kg for OLED, subject to configuration and manufacturing variationMachined aluminium enclosure and carbon-fibre palm rest
ColoursPlatinum or Graphite–
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 42 × Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.35.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
Webcam720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera720p at 30 fps, with IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detailTwo 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 5.2Two 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
KeyboardBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keysBacklit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout
TrackpadHaptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary150 × 90 mm touchpad
SpeakersTwo tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak eachDell's setup guide lists two speakers with subwoofer support; Tom’s Hardware describes two top-firing speakers and two tweeters
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphonesDual-array microphones
BiometricsFingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows HelloIR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the boxOriginal 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–

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