Dell XPS 16 DA16260 vs Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)

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XPS 16 DA16260 compared with ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)

	DellXPS 16 DA16260	LenovoThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	April 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3200 × 2000 (better)	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits (better)	300 nits or 400 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
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	WUXGA IPS (300-nit non-touch or in-cell touch, 45% NTSC) or WQXGA IPS (400-nit, 120 Hz VRR), all 16:10
Pixel density
Pixel density	142 ppi (LCD); 235.8 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	45% NTSC (WUXGA); 100% sRGB (WQXGA)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare
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	WUXGA 800:1 contrast, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light; WQXGA 1,200:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 90.7% screen-to-body 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 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 236V, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 266V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Intel Core 3 100U, Intel Core 5 210H, Intel Core 5 220U or Intel Core 7 240H
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	6, 8, 10, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	8, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 22
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T, Intel Arc 140V, Intel Arc or Intel Arc Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS (better)	12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS, 48 TOPS or 11 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	256 GB to 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 200U, 200H or 200V (Lunar Lake); also Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake), and Core 3 100U, Core 5 210H or 220U and Core 7 240H or 250U (Raptor Lake); Intel vPro on selected models
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	Integrated Intel Graphics, Intel Arc Graphics (Meteor Lake), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H, with at least 16 GB dual-channel memory) or Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V); shared memory, DirectX 12.2
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs
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)	Core Ultra 200V, LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package, 16 or 32 GB, not upgradable; other processors, DDR5-5600 (DDR5-5200 with Core 3, 5 and 7 U-series Raptor Lake processors) in two SODIMM slots, up to 64 GB (64 GB by special bid)
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	Core Ultra 200V, one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; other processors, one M.2 2242 and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (one SSD fitted); up to 1 TB per drive, Opal 2.0
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 20.4 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh (better)	64 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.74 kg	1.62 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	15.4 mm (better)	17.05 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	352.58 × 237.47 mm	356 × 249 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	48 Wh or 64 Wh Li-ion; with 64 Wh, Core Ultra 5 225U and WUXGA non-touch, MobileMark 30 up to 11.08 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 11.36 hr video and 24.08 hr idle, local video up to 20.4 hr; Core 3 100U, local video up to 19.5 hr; Core Ultra 7 255H with WQXGA, local video up to 15.11 hr
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including a slim wall-mount version; offerings vary by country
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Rapid Charge Pro to 50% in 30 minutes (48 Wh); Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (64 Wh)
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Aluminium top cover; aluminium or PC-ABS plastic bottom cover
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, headphone jack	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.4, 5.3 or 5.2, depending on the Wi-Fi card
Webcam
Webcam	8MP with IR	5MP, 1080p with IR, or 720p
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	USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; second USB-C, Thunderbolt 4 with Core Ultra 200V or USB 20 Gbps with DisplayPort 1.4 otherwise; USB-A 5 Gbps; USB-A 10 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack
External displays
External displays	–	Core Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); other processors, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 90 mm	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67 × 115 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos, audio by Harman
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, noise cancelling
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera (1080p hybrid) for Windows Hello
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–