Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD)
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| DellXPS 14 DA14260 | LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (AMD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | January 2026 | May 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 |
| Panel | IPS LCD or OLED | IPS LCD or OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz or 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits or 400 nits | 400 nits or 500 nits |
| HDR peak brightness | 500 nits | – |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No or Yes |
| 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 (400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit on-cell touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED with add-on film touch, all 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED) | – |
| Colour range | 100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) | 45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED) | Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED) |
| 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 | IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panels; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 85.73% screen-to-body ratio |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H | AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 |
| CPU cores | 8 or 16 | 6 or 8 |
| CPU threads | 8 or 16 | 12 or 16 |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU | Radeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics |
| AI engine (NPU) | 47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS | 50 TOPS |
| Memory | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB to 4 TB (better) | 512 GB to 1 TB |
| 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 | Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads) |
| GPU | Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9) | Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12 |
| 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 | 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, up to 64 GB |
| 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 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0 |
| Cooling | Fans, which Dell says are its largest and thinnest yet; bursts up to 65 W | – |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 31 hours | Up to 22.9 hours |
| Battery capacity | 70 Wh (better) | 57 Wh |
| Weight | 1.36 kg (better) | 1.38 kg |
| Thickness | 15.2 mm (better) | 16.13 mm |
| Width × depth | 309.52 × 209.71 mm | 315.9 × 223.7 mm |
| 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 | 52.5 Wh or 57 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with 57 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 15.5 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 12.8 hr video and 25.7 hr idle, local video up to 22.9 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with 52.5 Wh and WUXGA touch, local video up to 15.7 hr |
| Charger | 100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK) | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country |
| Fast charging | ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating) |
| Materials | CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest | Black models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottom |
| Colours | Graphite | Black; Grey |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack | 2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6 | 5.4 |
| Webcam | 8MP with IR | 5MP, optional IR |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| 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 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 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); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models) |
| External displays | – | Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz |
| Keyboard | Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row | 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint |
| Trackpad | Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm | Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm |
| Speakers | Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio |
| Microphones | Dual digital-array microphones | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice |
| 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 | Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without) | – |
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