Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X390

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XPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022) compared with ThinkPad X390

	DellXPS 13 Plus 9320 (2022)	LenovoThinkPad X390
Overview
Released
Released	2022	March 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.4″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3456 × 2160 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits (better)	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	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	Listed FHD ten-point-touch IPS panel, 72% NTSC; optional FHD non-touch IPS, HD 1366 × 768 TN at 250 nits or Privacy Guard FHD IPS at 400 nits
Pixel density
Pixel density	Dell publishes 169.3 ppi FHD+, 338.67 ppi UHD+ and 304 ppi OLED	–
Colour range
Colour range	FHD+ 100% sRGB; UHD+ 90% DCI-P3; OLED 100% DCI-P3, as specified by Dell	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Non-touch FHD+ is anti-glare; touch FHD+, UHD+ and OLED are anti-reflective	Anti-glare
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	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1240P or Intel Core i7-1280P	Intel Core i7-8565U
CPU cores
CPU cores	12 or 14	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	16 or 20	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	16 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB	512 GB
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	8th-generation Core i3/i5/i7; later 10th-generation Core i5/i7 outside EMEA; listed combination verified by Windows Central; available by March 2019 according to contemporaneous Notebookcheck coverage, ahead of maker's planned May launch
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics; no discrete GPU option	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics; no separate graphics option
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	DDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets; 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB; 32 GB unavailable on later 10th-generation models
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	One replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe NVMe drive; PCIe 3.0 ×4 for 2280 or ×2 for 2242; listed 512 GB PCIe NVMe drive (Windows Central)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 17.6 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	55 Wh (better)	48 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.23 kg (better)	1.28 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.28 mm (better)	16.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	295.3 × 199.04 mm	311.9 × 217.2 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	55 Wh three-cell lithium-ion; Dell does not publish a fixed runtime in the setup guide	Integrated 48 Wh; up to 17.6 hours MobileMark 2014 or 19 hours JEITA 2.0; Rapid Charge up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter; weight and dimensions shown for PPS touch configuration, non-touch carbon-fibre FHD starts at 1.22 kg and 16.5 mm thickness
Charger
Charger	60 W USB-C adapter	45 W or 65 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	–
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	PPS or carbon-fibre display cover; magnesium-aluminium bottom; carbon-fibre cover offered only with non-touch FHD
Colours
Colours	Platinum or Graphite	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Intel Wireless-AC 9560, 2×2 802.11ac; optional Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Bluetooth 5.1 in current PSREF; earlier Windows configurations reported as 5.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p at 30 fps, with separate IR camera	Optional 720p or IR plus 720p hybrid, with ThinkShutter
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	Two USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C Gen 1 and USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Ethernet extension connector, combo audio and side dock; optional microSD or microSD/nano-SIM combo slot, smart card reader; RJ-45 requires ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three independent displays; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; UK layout has 65 keys. Capacitive top row switches between media controls and function keys	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight; removable without taking apart the main chassis (Notebookcheck)
Trackpad
Trackpad	Haptic touchpad concealed beneath glass, 112.30 × 64.15 mm; no visible boundary	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Two tweeters and two woofers, 2 W average and 2.5 W peak each	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option for special bids
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button; separate infrared camera for Windows Hello	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0
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	–