Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Dell XPS 16 9640

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XPS 14 DA14260 compared with XPS 16 9640

	DellXPS 14 DA14260	DellXPS 16 9640
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	February 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	16.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800	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
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
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	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	161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 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, anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)
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	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 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	22
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS (better)	11 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB	16 GB or 64 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB	512 GB to 4 TB
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	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 Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	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, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	Intel AI Boost NPU
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)	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; 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	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
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	99.5 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.36 kg (better)	2.13 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.2 mm (better)	18.7 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	309.52 × 209.71 mm	358.18 × 240.05 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	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	130 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Graphite or Platinum
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	8MP with IR	1080p with IR
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	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
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	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	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–