Dell XPS 16 9640 vs Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)

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XPS 16 9640 compared with IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)

	DellXPS 16 9640	LenovoIdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)
Overview
Released
Released	February 2024	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16.3″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400 (better)	2880 × 1800
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz or 90 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,100 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	2.8K OLED, 16:10, non-touch or OGS 10-point touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	139 ppi (LCD); 278.1 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Glossy
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	1,000,000:1 contrast; 120 Hz VRR; DisplayHDR True Black 1000; X-Rite factory colour calibration; 90% active area ratio
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Core Ultra X9 378H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	22	16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Arc Graphics or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	Intel Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU or Intel Arc B390 GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	11 TOPS	50 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 64 GB (better)	32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	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	Core Ultra 7 356H, Core Ultra 9 386H, Core Ultra X9 378H or X9 388H, all with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores (18 MB cache)
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 Graphics, Intel Arc B390 GPU (Core Ultra X9), or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 (8 GB GDDR7, 105 W, 440 AI TOPS) or RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 105 W, 572 AI TOPS)
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS
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)	LPDDR5X-8533 (LPDDR5X-9600 with Core Ultra X9), 32 GB soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable
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 slots (2242 PCIe 5.0 x4 and 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4); ships with one 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 24.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	99.5 Wh (better)	84 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.13 kg	1.65 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.7 mm	15.85 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	358.18 × 240.05 mm	356 × 250 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	99.5 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion	84 Wh or 99.9 Wh; local video up to 24.9 hr (84 Wh, integrated), 31.4 hr (84 Wh, discrete), 34.2 hr (99.9 Wh, integrated), 29.4 hr (99.9 Wh, discrete); MobileMark 30 from 10.1 to 23.8 hr
Charger
Charger	130 W USB-C adapter	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter; 170 W slim-tip adapter with discrete graphics
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop off	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3	Aluminium top and bottom covers
Colours
Colours	Graphite or Platinum	Luna Grey; Glacier White
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	FHD 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	2 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 65–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; SD card reader; 3.5 mm combo jack; slim-tip power connector on discrete-graphics models
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); up to 8K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key	6-row with numeric keypad, backlit, 1.5 mm key travel, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 148 × 90 mm	Buttonless glass touchpad, 80 × 135 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers at 3 W, two tweeters at 2 W)	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition; fingerprint reader in the power button	IR camera for Windows Hello with ToF sensor; no fingerprint reader