Dell XPS 16 9640 vs Dell XPS 17 9700

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XPS 16 9640 compared with XPS 17 9700

	DellXPS 16 9640	DellXPS 17 9700
Overview
Released
Released	February 2024	June 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16.3″	17″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz or 90 Hz (better)	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	FHD+ (1920 × 1200) WLED, non-touch, anti-glare, 30–120 Hz; or UHD+ (3840 × 2400) OLED touchscreen with passive pen support, anti-reflective and anti-smudge, 48–90 Hz	17-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touch, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density
Pixel density	139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED)	133 ppi (FHD+); 266 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+); original Dell reviewer's guide also states 94% DCI-P3 typical for UHD+
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
Display features
Display features	2000:1 contrast, 35 ms response (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms typical response; Eyesafe hardware low blue light	1650:1 FHD+ or 1600:1 UHD+ typical contrast; original maker guide lists Dolby Vision for both panels, DisplayHDR 400 for UHD+ and Gorilla Glass 6 on touch
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10875H
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	4 or 8
CPU threads
CPU threads	22	8 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	11 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	256 GB to 1 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz), Core Ultra 7 165H (up to 5 GHz) or Core Ultra 9 185H (up to 5.1 GHz); 16 cores, 22 threads; up to 55 W (integrated graphics) or 20 W + 60 W CPU and GPU in Ultra Performance mode	45 W Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or later i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPU
GPU	Intel Arc Graphics; or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (6 GB GDDR6), RTX 4060 (8 GB GDDR6) or RTX 4070 (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6 or RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6 GB GDDR6
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X, soldered; 16 GB at 6400 MT/s (Intel Arc); 16, 32 or 64 GB at 6400 MT/s (RTX 4050 and 4060); 32 or 64 GB at 7467 MT/s (RTX 4070)	Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933, with 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB factory configurations
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230, or 1, 2 or 4 TB M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD	Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 256 GB per 2230 or 2 TB per 2280 drive. Listed i5/FHD+ and i7/UHD+ combinations are the exact base and tested configurations documented by Tom’s Hardware
Cooling
Cooling	–	Original maker guide describes dual opposite-outlet fans and a large vapour chamber on NVIDIA graphics configurations
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	99.5 Wh (better)	97 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.13 kg	2.11 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.7 mm (better)	19.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	358.18 × 240.05 mm	374.45 × 248.05 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion	56 Wh three-cell or 97 Wh six-cell lithium-ion; the main capacity is the larger option, not every configuration
Charger
Charger	130 W USB-C adapter	90 W or 130 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off	Standard charge approximately four hours; ExpressCharge approximately two hours at 16–45°C, with different times outside that range
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3	CNC-machined aluminium with carbon-fibre palm rest. Original maker guide gives 374.45 × 248.05 × 19.5 mm and starting weights of 2.11 kg non-touch/56 Wh or 2.51 kg touch/97 Wh; later setup guide instead lists 374.48 × 248.08 mm, 13.15 mm rear height and 2.53 kg maximum weight
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	Platinum Silver with black palm rest
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	4 × Thunderbolt 3, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	720p at 30 fps, with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	3 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with USB4, DisplayPort and Power Delivery (RTX 4070 models have 2 × Thunderbolt 4 on the left and 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C on the right); microSD card reader (v6.0); 3.5 mm headset jack; no lock slot	Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; SD card reader; headset jack; wedge-shaped security slot
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key	Backlit QWERTY keyboard, 80 keys for UK layout; original guide states 1.3 mm key travel; no number pad
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm	Setup guide gives 150 × 89 mm; original reviewer's guide describes 151 × 90 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W)	Four drivers; original maker guide lists two 2.5 W woofers and two 1.5 W tweeters, 8 W total peak output
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Dual digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button	IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the box
In the box	–	USB-C to USB-A v3.0 and HDMI v2.0 adapter, listed in the original maker guide