Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) vs Dell XPS 16 9640
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| DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) | DellXPS 16 9640 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2022 | February 2024 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 13.4″ | 16.3″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160 | 1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better) |
| Panel | OLED | IPS LCD or OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz or 90 Hz (better) |
| Brightness | 500 nits or 400 nits | 500 nits or 400 nits |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No or Yes |
| 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 | FHD+ (1920 × 1200) WLED, non-touch, anti-glare, 30–120 Hz; or UHD+ (3840 × 2400) OLED touchscreen with passive pen support, anti-reflective and anti-smudge, 48–90 Hz |
| Pixel density | Dell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED | 139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED) |
| Colour range | FHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell | 100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) |
| Screen finish | Non-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflective | Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED) |
| 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 | 2000:1 contrast, 35 ms response (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms typical response; Eyesafe hardware low blue light |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280P | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| CPU cores | 12 or 14 | 16 |
| CPU threads | 16 or 20 | 22 |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| AI engine (NPU) | – | 11 TOPS |
| Memory | 8 GB or 16 GB | 16 GB or 64 GB (better) |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB to 4 TB (better) |
| 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 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz), Core Ultra 7 165H (up to 5 GHz) or Core Ultra 9 185H (up to 5.1 GHz); 16 cores, 22 threads; up to 55 W (integrated graphics) or 20 W + 60 W CPU and GPU in Ultra Performance mode |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU option | Intel Arc Graphics; or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (6 GB GDDR6), RTX 4060 (8 GB GDDR6) or RTX 4070 (8 GB GDDR6) |
| AI engine | – | Intel AI Boost NPU |
| 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 | LPDDR5X, soldered; 16 GB at 6400 MT/s (Intel Arc); 16, 32 or 64 GB at 6400 MT/s (RTX 4050 and 4060); 32 or 64 GB at 7467 MT/s (RTX 4070) |
| 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 | One M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230, or 1, 2 or 4 TB M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery capacity | 55 Wh | 99.5 Wh (better) |
| Weight | 1.23 kg (better) | 2.13 kg |
| Thickness | 15.28 mm (better) | 18.7 mm |
| Width × depth | 295.3 × 199.04 mm | 358.18 × 240.05 mm |
| Battery life detail | 55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide | 99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion |
| Charger | 60 W USB-C adapter | 130 W USB-C adapter |
| 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 | ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop 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 | CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Platinum or Graphite | Graphite or Platinum |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 | 3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Webcam | 720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera | 1080p with IR |
| 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 | 3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with USB4, DisplayPort and Power Delivery (RTX 4070 models have 2 × Thunderbolt 4 on the left and 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C on the right); microSD card reader (v6.0); 3.5 mm headset jack; no lock slot |
| Keyboard | Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keys | Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key |
| Trackpad | Haptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary | Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm |
| Speakers | Two tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each | Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W) |
| Microphones | Dual digital-array microphones | Digital-array microphones |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello | IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button |
| 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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