Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Dell XPS 15 9500

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XPS 14 DA14260 compared with XPS 15 9500
DellXPS 14 DA14260DellXPS 15 9500
Overview
ReleasedJanuary 2026May 2020
Display
Screen size14″15.6″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 18001920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate120 Hz (better)60 Hz
Brightness500 nits or 400 nits500 nits
HDR peak brightness500 nits–
TouchscreenNo or YesNo or Yes
Display type2K (1920 × 1200) WLED LCD, non-touch, anti-glare, 1–120 Hz; or 2.8K (2880 × 1800) OLED touchscreen, anti-reflective and anti-smudge, 20–120 Hz15.6-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touchscreen, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED)145 ppi (FHD+); 290 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+)
Screen finishAnti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
Display features2000:1 contrast (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 500 nits peak, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; TÜV Rheinland low blue light; EyesafeMinimum contrast 1650:1 (FHD+) or 1600:1 (UHD+); Dell does not identify the panel technology beyond WVA in the setup guide
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388HIntel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H
CPU cores8 or 164 or 6
CPU threads8 or 168 or 12
GraphicsIntel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
AI engine (NPU)47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)8 GB or 32 GB
Storage512 GB to 4 TB (better)512 GB to 1 TB
CPUCore Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 355 (8 cores, 25 W base, 45 W turbo); Core Ultra X7 358H or X9 388H (16 cores, 25 W base, 65 W turbo); Dell UK also sells a Core Ultra 7 366H45 W Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPUIntel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6
AI engineIntel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC–
Memory typeLPDDR5X, soldered; 16 GB at 7467 MT/s (Core Ultra 5 and 7); 32 or 64 GB at 9600 MT/s (Core Ultra X7 and X9)Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933; Dell lists 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB configurations
Storage typeOne M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4 SSD, or 2 TB or 4 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 5 SSDTwo M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 2 TB per drive. The i5/8 GB/512 GB configuration is Dell's battery-test configuration; the i7/32 GB/1 TB UHD+ configuration is the exact TechAdvisor review unit
CoolingFans, which Dell says are its largest and thinnest yet; bursts up to 65 W–
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 31 hoursUp to 25 hours
Battery capacity70 Wh86 Wh (better)
Weight1.36 kg (better)2.05 kg
Thickness15.2 mm (better)18 mm
Width × depth309.52 × 209.71 mm344.4 × 230.3 mm
Battery life detail70 Wh 3-cell; up to 31 hours of Netflix streaming with the 2K LCD (250 nits) or 24 hours with the OLED (Core Ultra X7 358H, 200 nits); 40 h 27 min of local video playback (2K LCD, 150 nits), all Dell tests56 Wh three-cell or 86 Wh six-cell lithium-ion. Dell claims up to 25 hours in MobileMark 2014 with i5-10300H, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, integrated graphics, FHD+ display and 86 Wh battery; this is not a claim for the UHD+ configuration
Charger100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)90 W or 130 W USB-C power adapter, depending on configuration
Fast chargingExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hourSetup guide lists approximately three hours to charge either battery with the computer switched off
MaterialsCNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm restMachined aluminium enclosure and carbon-fibre palm rest
ColoursGraphite–
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack2 × Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth65.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
Webcam8MP with IR720p at 30 fps, with IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with USB4, DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; 3.5 mm headset jack; lock slot through the USB-C portsTwo Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; SD card slot; headset jack; wedge-shaped cable lock slot
KeyboardBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function rowBacklit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout
TrackpadSeamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm150 × 90 mm touchpad
SpeakersQuad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W totalDell's setup guide lists two speakers with subwoofer support; Tom’s Hardware describes two top-firing speakers and two tweeters
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphonesDual-array microphones
BiometricsIR camera for Windows Hello face recognitionIR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the boxLaptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)–

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