Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Dell XPS 15 L502X

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XPS 14 DA14260 compared with XPS 15 L502X

	DellXPS 14 DA14260	DellXPS 15 L502X
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	2011
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	–
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	2K (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 Hz	15.6-inch TrueLife LCD; main Full HD RGBLED screen. HD WLED and HD multi-touch WLED options also appear in Dell's setup guide; 1366 × 768 HD resolution confirmed by Notebookcheck
Pixel density
Pixel density	161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Glossy TrueLife surface
Display features
Display features	2000:1 contrast (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 500 nits peak, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; TÜV Rheinland low blue light; Eyesafe	60 Hz refresh and up to 135° opening in the maker guide. Notebookcheck measured 262.2 cd/m² average brightness on the tested Full HD panel; maker brightness is not published
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Intel Core i5-2410M
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	500 GB
CPU
CPU	Core 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 366H	Second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 options with Intel HM67 chipset. Listed Core i5-2410M, 4 GB, 500 GB and Full HD pairing is the exact April 2011 European Notebookcheck configuration
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	Intel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X, 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)	DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum
Storage type
Storage type	One 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 SSD	Listed configuration has a 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive and Blu-ray combo drive. Hard-drive replacement requires further disassembly than the memory cover, according to Notebookcheck
Cooling
Cooling	Fans, which Dell says are its largest and thinnest yet; bursts up to 65 W	–
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 31 hours	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.36 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	15.2 mm (better)	38.2 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	309.52 × 209.71 mm	381 × 265.4 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	70 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 tests	Six-cell or nine-cell lithium-ion packs, 11.1 V; maker does not publish capacity or a fixed runtime. Notebookcheck identifies its nine-cell pack as 90 Wh. Maker says configurable to less than 2.8 kg with six-cell battery; no exact minimum weight is published. Body height varies from 32.2 to 38.2 mm, and the nine-cell pack raises it further
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Approximately four hours with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck
Colours
Colours	Graphite	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	Optional Bluetooth
Webcam
Webcam	8MP with IR	2 MP, 720p video
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with USB4, DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; 3.5 mm headset jack; lock slot through the USB-C ports	Two USB 3.0 Type-A and one eSATA/USB combo with PowerShare, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone output, headphone/digital S/PDIF combo and microphone input; nine-format card reader. Optional TV tuner with MCX antenna connector, WWAN, WiMAX and WiDi depend on configuration
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm	100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Two 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	–
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–