Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) vs Dell XPS 15 L502X

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XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) compared with XPS 15 L502X
DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)DellXPS 15 L502X
Overview
Released20222011
Display
Screen size13.4″15.6″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelOLED–
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz
Brightness500 nits or 400 nits–
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
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 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 densityDell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED–
Colour rangeFHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell–
Screen finishNon-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflectiveGlossy TrueLife surface
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 technology60 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
ProcessorIntel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280PIntel Core i5-2410M
CPU cores12 or 142
CPU threads16 or 204
GraphicsIntel Iris Xe GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Memory8 GB or 16 GB (better)4 GB
Storage512 GB (better)500 GB
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 hereSecond-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
GPUIntegrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU optionIntel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3
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 revisionDDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum
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 HardwareListed 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 capacity55 Wh–
Weight1.23 kg–
Thickness15.28 mm (better)38.2 mm
Width × depth295.3 × 199.04 mm381 × 265.4 mm
Battery life detail55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guideSix-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
Charger60 W USB-C adapter90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input
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 offApproximately four hours 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 variationAluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck
ColoursPlatinum or Graphite–
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 43 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module
Bluetooth5.3Optional Bluetooth
Webcam720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera2 MP, 720p video
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 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
KeyboardBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keysQWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting
TrackpadHaptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures
SpeakersTwo tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak eachTwo 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphones–
BiometricsFingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello–
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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