Dell XPS 16 DA16260 vs Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)

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XPS 16 DA16260 compared with IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)

	DellXPS 16 DA16260	LenovoIdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3200 × 2000 (better)	2880 × 1800
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	1,100 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	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	2.8K OLED, 16:10, non-touch or OGS 10-point touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	142 ppi (LCD); 235.8 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 (LCD); OLED 400 nits typical, 500 nits peak, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1 ms typical response; TÜV Rheinland low blue light; Eyesafe	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 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	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	8 or 16	16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	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)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	50 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	1 TB
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	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 Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	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, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS
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-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 PCIe Gen 4 SSD, or 2 TB or 4 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 5 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
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 24.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh	84 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.74 kg	1.65 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	15.4 mm (better)	15.85 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	352.58 × 237.47 mm	356 × 250 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 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	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	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter; 170 W slim-tip adapter with discrete graphics
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Aluminium top and bottom covers
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Luna Grey; Glacier White
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, 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	6	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	8MP with IR	FHD with IR
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 × 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	6-row with numeric keypad, backlit, 1.5 mm key travel, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 90 mm	Buttonless glass touchpad, 80 × 135 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	IR camera for Windows Hello with ToF sensor; no fingerprint reader
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–