Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 9 (Intel)

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XPS 14 DA14260 compared with ThinkBook 14 Gen 9 (Intel)

	DellXPS 14 DA14260	LenovoThinkBook 14 Gen 9 (Intel)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	400 nits or 500 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	WUXGA IPS (non-touch or in-cell touch) or 2.8K (2880 × 1800) IPS, all 16:10; 90% screen-to-body ratio
Pixel density
Pixel density	161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	45% NTSC (WUXGA); 100% sRGB (2.8K)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare
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	Contrast 1,000:1 (WUXGA non-touch), 1,200:1 (WUXGA touch) or 1,500:1 (2.8K); 2.8K is 500 nits and 120 Hz; Eyesafe Certified 2.0 or TÜV Rheinland 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 5 325 or Intel Core Ultra 7 355
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	8
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Intel Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS (better)	47 TOPS or 49 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	512 GB to 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 5 322 or 332 (2 P-cores, 4 LP E-cores), Core Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 355 (4 P-cores, 4 LP E-cores); 12 MB cache
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	Integrated Intel Graphics, 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 49 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)	DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel capable; up to 64 GB
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 (256 GB to 1 TB) plus an empty M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; up to two drives
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 18.97 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh (better)	48 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.36 kg	1.36 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.2 mm (better)	17.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	309.52 × 209.71 mm	313.5 × 224 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	48 Wh, MobileMark 30 up to 11.81 hr and local 1080p video up to 18.97 hr; 64 Wh, MobileMark 30 up to 13.88 hr and local video up to 24.45 hr
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, 3-pin or slim wall-mount; offerings vary by country
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Rapid Charge Pro to 50% in 30 minutes (48 Wh battery, when off, in standby or hibernating)
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Aluminium top; PC-ABS or aluminium bottom; MIL-STD-810H tested
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Arctic Grey (dual-tone)
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, Ethernet, 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, or 5MP; 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 45–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 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); Thunderbolt up to 5120 × 3200 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	6-row, spill-resistant; 1.5 mm key travel; Copilot key; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm	Buttonless Mylar surface, Precision TouchPad, 75 × 120 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual-microphone array with noise cancelling
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–