Dell XPS 14 DA14260 vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8″ (8th Edition)

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XPS 14 DA14260 compared with Surface Laptop 13.8″ (8th Edition)

	DellXPS 14 DA14260	MicrosoftSurface Laptop 13.8″ (8th Edition)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	June 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	13.8″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	2304 × 1536
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	600 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	600 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	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	PixelSense Flow touchscreen LCD, 3:2, 1300:1 contrast; dynamic refresh up to 120 Hz; strengthened glass; 10-point multi-touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	161.7 ppi (LCD); 242.6 ppi (OLED)	201 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	SDR mode sRGB and Vivid; HDR mode; individually colour-calibrated
Screen finish
Screen finish	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	Dolby Vision IQ; adaptive colour; adaptive contrast; auto colour management
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	10
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	80 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	512 GB
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	Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100, 10 cores (6 prime at up to 4.0 GHz and 4 performance cores); also sold with a 12-core Snapdragon X2 Elite, whose exact model Microsoft doesn't name
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	Qualcomm Adreno GPU
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, 80 TOPS; Copilot+ PC
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, 16, 24, 32 or 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	Removable Gen 4 SSD, 256 GB to 2 TB
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 20 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh (better)	54 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.36 kg	1.342 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	15.2 mm (better)	17.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	309.52 × 209.71 mm	301 × 220 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	54 Wh (Notebookcheck's Snapdragon X2 Plus review); up to 20 hours of local video playback or 16 hours of active web use (Microsoft test, X2 Plus, 16 GB, 512 GB)
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	None in the UK box; Surface 65W Power Supply sold separately
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Fast charging with a Surface Power Supply of at least 65 W or a USB-C PD charger of at least 60 W
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Anodised aluminium; 64% recycled content in the enclosure, including 100% recycled aluminium alloy
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Jade, Dune, Black, Platinum
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack	2 × USB4, USB-A, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	8MP with IR	1080p Full HD with Windows Hello face camera
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 × USB-C USB4 (charging, data, DisplayPort 1.4); USB-A 3.2; 3.5 mm audio jack; Surface Connect
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three 4K monitors at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	Backlit, full row of function keys, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 73.92 mm	Surface precision haptic touchpad with adaptive touch mode
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	Windows Hello face recognition
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	Surface Laptop, Quick Start Guide, safety and warranty documents