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Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Dell XPS 17 9700

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DellXPS 14 DA14260DellXPS 17 9700
Overview
ReleasedJanuary 2026June 2020
Display
Screen size14″17″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 18001920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate120 Hz60 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 Hz17-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touch, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED)133 ppi (FHD+); 266 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+); original Dell reviewer's guide also states 94% DCI-P3 typical for 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; Eyesafe1650:1 FHD+ or 1600:1 UHD+ typical contrast; original maker guide lists Dolby Vision for both panels, DisplayHDR 400 for UHD+ and Gorilla Glass 6 on touch
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 i7-10875H
CPU cores8 or 164 or 8
CPU threads8 or 168 or 16
GraphicsIntel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
AI engine (NPU)47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB8 GB or 32 GB
Storage512 GB to 4 TB256 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 Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or later 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 GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6 or RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6 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, with 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB factory 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 256 GB per 2230 or 2 TB per 2280 drive. Listed i5/FHD+ and i7/UHD+ combinations are the exact base and tested configurations documented by Tom’s Hardware
CoolingFans, which Dell says are its largest and thinnest yet; bursts up to 65 WOriginal maker guide describes dual opposite-outlet fans and a large vapour chamber on NVIDIA graphics configurations
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 31 hours–
Battery capacity70 Wh97 Wh
Weight1.36 kg2.11 kg
Thickness15.2 mm19.5 mm
Width × depth309.52 × 209.71 mm374.45 × 248.05 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 97 Wh six-cell lithium-ion; the main capacity is the larger option, not every configuration
Charger100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)90 W or 130 W USB-C adapter
Fast chargingExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hourStandard charge approximately four hours; ExpressCharge approximately two hours at 16–45°C, with different times outside that range
MaterialsCNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm restCNC-machined aluminium with carbon-fibre palm rest. Original maker guide gives 374.45 × 248.05 × 19.5 mm and starting weights of 2.11 kg non-touch/56 Wh or 2.51 kg touch/97 Wh; later setup guide instead lists 374.48 × 248.08 mm, 13.15 mm rear height and 2.53 kg maximum weight
ColoursGraphitePlatinum Silver with black palm rest
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack4 × Thunderbolt 3, 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 portsFour Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; SD card reader; headset jack; wedge-shaped security slot
KeyboardBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function rowBacklit QWERTY keyboard, 80 keys for UK layout; original guide states 1.3 mm key travel; no number pad
TrackpadSeamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mmSetup guide gives 150 × 89 mm; original reviewer's guide describes 151 × 90 mm
SpeakersQuad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W totalFour drivers; original maker guide lists two 2.5 W woofers and two 1.5 W tweeters, 8 W total peak output
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphonesDual digital-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)USB-C to USB-A v3.0 and HDMI v2.0 adapter, listed in the original maker guide

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