Dell XPS 15 9500 vs Dell XPS 16 DA16260

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XPS 15 9500 compared with XPS 16 DA16260

	DellXPS 15 9500	DellXPS 16 DA16260
Overview
Released
Released	May 2020	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.6″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)	1920 × 1200 or 3200 × 2000
Panel
Panel	–	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	500 nits or 400 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	15.6-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touchscreen, both 60 Hz and 500 nits	2K (1920 × 1200) WLED LCD, non-touch, anti-glare, 1–120 Hz; or 3.2K (3200 × 2000) OLED touchscreen, anti-reflective and anti-smudge, 20–120 Hz
Pixel density
Pixel density	145 ppi (FHD+); 290 ppi (UHD+)	142 ppi (LCD); 235.8 ppi (OLED)
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+)	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features
Display features	Minimum contrast 1650:1 (FHD+) or 1600:1 (UHD+); Dell does not identify the panel technology beyond WVA in the setup guide	2000:1 contrast (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 500 nits peak, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms typical response; TÜV Rheinland low blue light; Eyesafe
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H	Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
CPU cores
CPU cores	4 or 6	8 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 12	8 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 32 GB	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 4 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	45 W Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor	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
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)
AI engine
AI engine	–	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC
Memory type
Memory type	Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933; Dell lists 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB configurations	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)
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 2 TB per drive. The i5/8 GB/512 GB configuration is Dell's battery-test configuration; the i7/32 GB/1 TB UHD+ configuration is the exact TechAdvisor review unit	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
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 25 hours	Up to 31 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	86 Wh (better)	70 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.05 kg	1.74 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18 mm	15.4 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	344.4 × 230.3 mm	352.58 × 237.47 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	56 Wh three-cell or 86 Wh six-cell lithium-ion. Dell claims up to 25 hours in MobileMark 2014 with i5-10300H, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, integrated graphics, FHD+ display and 86 Wh battery; this is not a claim for the UHD+ configuration	70 Wh 3-cell; up to 31 hours of Netflix streaming with the 2K LCD (250 nits) or 17 hours with the OLED (Core Ultra X7 358H, 200 nits); 43 h 20 min of local video playback (2K LCD, 150 nits), all Dell tests
Charger
Charger	90 W or 130 W USB-C power adapter, depending on configuration	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Setup guide lists approximately three hours to charge either battery with the computer switched off	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium enclosure and carbon-fibre palm rest	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest
Colours
Colours	–	Graphite
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, SD card slot, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module	6
Webcam
Webcam	720p at 30 fps, with IR	8MP with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; SD card slot; headset jack; wedge-shaped cable lock slot	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
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row
Trackpad
Trackpad	150 × 90 mm touchpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Dell's setup guide lists two speakers with subwoofer support; Tom’s Hardware describes two top-firing speakers and two tweeters	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array microphones	Dual digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition
In the box
In the box	–	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)