Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) vs Dell XPS 15 L502X
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| DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) | DellXPS 15 L502X | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2022 | 2011 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 13.4″ | 15.6″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160 (better) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Panel | OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits or 400 nits | – |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No |
| Display type | 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 | 15.6-inch TrueLife LCD; main Full HD RGBLED screen. HD WLED and HD multi-touch WLED options also appear in Dell's setup guide; 1366 × 768 HD resolution confirmed by Notebookcheck |
| Pixel density | Dell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED | – |
| Colour range | FHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell | – |
| Screen finish | Non-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflective | Glossy TrueLife surface |
| Display features | 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 | 60 Hz refresh and up to 135° opening in the maker guide. Notebookcheck measured 262.2 cd/m² average brightness on the tested Full HD panel; maker brightness is not published |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280P | Intel Core i5-2410M |
| CPU cores | 12 or 14 | 2 |
| CPU threads | 16 or 20 | 4 |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M |
| Memory | 8 GB or 16 GB (better) | 4 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB (better) | 500 GB |
| CPU | 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 | Second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 options with Intel HM67 chipset. Listed Core i5-2410M, 4 GB, 500 GB and Full HD pairing is the exact April 2011 European Notebookcheck configuration |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU option | Intel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3 |
| Memory type | 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 | DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum |
| Storage type | 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 | Listed configuration has a 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive and Blu-ray combo drive. Hard-drive replacement requires further disassembly than the memory cover, according to Notebookcheck |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery capacity | 55 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.23 kg | – |
| Thickness | 15.28 mm (better) | 38.2 mm |
| Width × depth | 295.3 × 199.04 mm | 381 × 265.4 mm |
| Battery life detail | 55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide | Six-cell or nine-cell lithium-ion packs, 11.1 V; maker does not publish capacity or a fixed runtime. Notebookcheck identifies its nine-cell pack as 90 Wh. Maker says configurable to less than 2.8 kg with six-cell battery; no exact minimum weight is published. Body height varies from 32.2 to 38.2 mm, and the nine-cell pack raises it further |
| Charger | 60 W USB-C adapter | 90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input |
| 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 | Approximately four hours with the computer switched off |
| Materials | 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 | Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck |
| Colours | Platinum or Graphite | – |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 | 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | Optional Bluetooth |
| Webcam | 720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera | 2 MP, 720p video |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 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 | Two USB 3.0 Type-A and one eSATA/USB combo with PowerShare, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone output, headphone/digital S/PDIF combo and microphone input; nine-format card reader. Optional TV tuner with MCX antenna connector, WWAN, WiMAX and WiDi depend on configuration |
| Keyboard | Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keys | QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting |
| Trackpad | Haptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary | 100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures |
| Speakers | Two tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each | Two 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller |
| Microphones | Dual digital-array microphones | – |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello | – |
| 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 | – |
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