Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) vs Dell XPS 17 9700

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XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) compared with XPS 17 9700

	DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)	DellXPS 17 9700
Overview
Released
Released	2022	June 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	17″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
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	17-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touch, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density
Pixel density	Dell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED	133 ppi (FHD+); 266 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range
Colour range	FHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+); original Dell reviewer's guide also states 94% DCI-P3 typical for UHD+
Screen finish
Screen finish	Non-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflective	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
Display features
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	1650:1 FHD+ or 1600:1 UHD+ typical contrast; original maker guide lists Dolby Vision for both panels, DisplayHDR 400 for UHD+ and Gorilla Glass 6 on touch
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280P	Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10875H
CPU cores
CPU cores	12 or 14	4 or 8
CPU threads
CPU threads	16 or 20	8 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	8 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB	256 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU
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	45 W Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or later i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU option	Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6 or RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6 GB GDDR6
Memory type
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	Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933, with 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB factory configurations
Storage type
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	Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 256 GB per 2230 or 2 TB per 2280 drive. Listed i5/FHD+ and i7/UHD+ combinations are the exact base and tested configurations documented by Tom’s Hardware
Cooling
Cooling	–	Original maker guide describes dual opposite-outlet fans and a large vapour chamber on NVIDIA graphics configurations
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	55 Wh	97 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.23 kg (better)	2.11 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.28 mm (better)	19.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.3 × 199.04 mm	374.45 × 248.05 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide	56 Wh three-cell or 97 Wh six-cell lithium-ion; the main capacity is the larger option, not every configuration
Charger
Charger	60 W USB-C adapter	90 W or 130 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	Standard charge approximately four hours; ExpressCharge approximately two hours at 16–45°C, with different times outside that range
Materials
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 with carbon-fibre palm rest. Original maker guide gives 374.45 × 248.05 × 19.5 mm and starting weights of 2.11 kg non-touch/56 Wh or 2.51 kg touch/97 Wh; later setup guide instead lists 374.48 × 248.08 mm, 13.15 mm rear height and 2.53 kg maximum weight
Colours
Colours	Platinum or Graphite	Platinum Silver with black palm rest
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4	4 × Thunderbolt 3, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
Webcam
Webcam	720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera	720p at 30 fps, with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
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	Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; SD card reader; headset jack; wedge-shaped security slot
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keys	Backlit QWERTY keyboard, 80 keys for UK layout; original guide states 1.3 mm key travel; no number pad
Trackpad
Trackpad	Haptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary	Setup guide gives 150 × 89 mm; original reviewer's guide describes 151 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Two tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each	Four drivers; original maker guide lists two 2.5 W woofers and two 1.5 W tweeters, 8 W total peak output
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello	IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button
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	USB-C to USB-A v3.0 and HDMI v2.0 adapter, listed in the original maker guide