Dell XPS 16 9640 vs Dell XPS M1330

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XPS 16 9640 compared with XPS M1330

	DellXPS 16 9640	DellXPS M1330
Overview
Released
Released	February 2024	2007
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16.3″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)	1280 × 800
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 (better)	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
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	13.3-inch WXGA TrueLife LCD; LED and CCFL backlight options, both 1280 × 800 at 60 Hz. Dell publishes 300 cd/m² typical for LED and 220 cd/m² typical for CCFL; the main display describes LED
Pixel density
Pixel density	139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Glossy TrueLife surface
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	Up to 140° opening angle; LED horizontal viewing angles ±50° minimum, vertical +40°/−50° minimum. Dell's manual reverses the screen width and height labels
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	22	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	11 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 64 GB (better)	2 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	160 GB
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	Core 2 Duo or Celeron options in Dell's revised owner manual; the listed T7300 configuration is the exact 2007 model tested by Notebookcheck and Laptop Mag
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 965 GM integrated graphics or optional GeForce 8400M GS with 128 MB dedicated video memory; the listed configuration has GeForce graphics
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 user-accessible DDR2-667 SO-DIMM slots. Revised October 2008 maker manual supports up to 8 GB; the 2007 reviews state a 4 GB maximum
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	Replaceable internal SATA hard drive; listed 2 GB memory/160 GB 5400 rpm drive pairing is the exact review configuration. Slot-loading DVD±RW drive
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	99.5 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	2.13 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	18.7 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	358.18 × 240.05 mm	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion	Six-cell and nine-cell smart lithium-ion packs in the maker manual; Notebookcheck also documents four-cell 37 Wh, six-cell 56 Wh and nine-cell 85 Wh options. Runtime varies with workload and configuration; no maker hours claim is published
Charger
Charger	130 W USB-C adapter	65 W or 90 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off	Approximately four hours with the computer switched off
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3	Magnesium-alloy chassis with brushed aluminium accents, according to Dell's reproduced launch announcement
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	Tuxedo Black, Pearl White or Crimson Red at introduction
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Optional 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Optional Bluetooth
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	0.3 MP with LED display or 2 MP with CCFL display
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	Two USB 2.0 Type-A, HDMI, VGA, 10/100 Ethernet, four-pin IEEE 1394, two headphone outputs and separate microphone input; ExpressCard/34 or /54 slot and eight-format card reader. Optional WLAN, WWAN and Bluetooth modules; 802.11a/b/g/n configuration confirmed by Laptop Mag
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key	QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji layouts; Europe keyboard 87/104 keys, according to the manual
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm	71.7 × 34.0 mm active area; separate buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W)	Two speakers, 2 W per channel; Sigmatel STAC9228 audio controller
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Dual digital microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button	Optional fingerprint reader