Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14″)

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XPS 14 DA14260 compared with IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14″)

	DellXPS 14 DA14260	LenovoIdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14″)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800	2880 × 1800
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	1,100 nits (better)
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	2.8K OLED, 16:10, non-touch; 90% active area ratio
Pixel density
Pixel density	161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Glossy
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	1,000,000:1 contrast; 120 Hz VRR; DisplayHDR True Black 1000; X-Rite factory colour calibration
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 356H or Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	50 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	1 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	Core Ultra 7 356H or Core Ultra X7 358H; 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores, 18 MB cache
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 7 356H) or Intel Arc B390 (Core Ultra X7 358H), integrated, shared memory, DirectX 12 Ultimate
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS
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)	32 GB LPDDR5X, soldered, dual-channel; 8533 MT/s (356H) or 9600 MT/s (X7 358H); not upgradable
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 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD, 1 TB, in a PCIe 5.0 x4 slot; a second M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
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	Up to 34.8 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh	92.5 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.36 kg (better)	1.43 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.2 mm (better)	15.7 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	309.52 × 209.71 mm	312 × 221 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	92.5 Wh Li-ion; MobileMark 30 up to 20.8 hr, local 1080p video up to 34.8 hr
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	100 W USB-C slim adapter (PD 3.0)
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Stamped aluminium top and bottom, anodised and sandblasted; MIL-STD-810H tested (21 tests)
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Luna Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.3 or 5.4
Webcam
Webcam	8MP with IR	1080p with IR and ToF sensor; privacy shutter
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	2 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 65–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; SD card reader; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); up to 8K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	6-row, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm	Buttonless glass surface, Precision TouchPad, 80 × 135 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–