Dell XPS 14 9440 vs Dell XPS 16 9640

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XPS 14 9440 compared with XPS 16 9640

	DellXPS 14 9440	DellXPS 16 9640
Overview
Released
Released	February 2024	February 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14.5″	16.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3200 × 2000	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz or 90 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits or 400 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	FHD+ (1920 × 1200) WLED IPS, non-touch, anti-glare, 30–120 Hz; or 3.2K (3200 × 2000) OLED touchscreen, anti-reflective, 48–120 Hz	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
Pixel density	156 ppi (LCD); 260 ppi (OLED)	139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED)
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective (OLED)	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features
Display features	2000:1 contrast, 24 ms response (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms response; TÜV Rheinland low blue light	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
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 7 165H	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	22	22
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	11 TOPS	11 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 64 GB	16 GB or 64 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB	512 GB to 4 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz) or Core Ultra 7 165H (up to 5 GHz); 16 cores, 22 threads, 28 W	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
GPU	Intel Arc Graphics; or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 with 6 GB GDDR6	Intel Arc Graphics; or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (6 GB GDDR6), RTX 4060 (8 GB GDDR6) or RTX 4070 (8 GB GDDR6)
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU	Intel AI Boost NPU
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X, soldered, dual-channel; 16 or 32 GB at 6400 MT/s with integrated graphics; 16, 32 or 64 GB at 7467 MT/s with the RTX 4050	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
Storage type	One M.2 slot for a 2230 (up to 1 TB) or 2280 (up to 4 TB) PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD	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
Battery capacity	70 Wh	99.5 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.68 kg (better)	2.13 kg
Thickness
Thickness	18.03 mm (better)	18.7 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	320 × 215.98 mm	358.18 × 240.05 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	70 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion polymer	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion
Charger
Charger	60 W or 100 W USB-C adapter	130 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge; 0–80% in one hour, 0–100% in two hours	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	Graphite or Platinum
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	1080p with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; microSD card reader (v6.0); 3.5 mm headset jack; no lock slot	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
External displays
External displays	Up to 3 with the laptop screen on, or 4 with it off (Intel Arc Graphics)	–
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 149 × 74 mm	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W)
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button