Dell XPS 16 DA16260 vs Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)

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XPS 16 DA16260 compared with Yoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)

	DellXPS 16 DA16260	LenovoYoga Pro 9i Gen 10 Aura Edition (16IAH10)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	June 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3200 × 2000	2880 × 1800 or 3200 × 2000
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits or 1,000 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	500 nits	1,100 nits or 1,600 nits (better)
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	16-inch 2.8K OLED or 3.2K tandem OLED, 16:10; touch and non-touch options; no pen support
Pixel density
Pixel density	142 ppi (LCD); 235.8 ppi (OLED)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (LCD); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	Standard OLED covers 100% sRGB and DCI-P3; tandem OLED additionally covers 100% Adobe RGB
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (LCD); anti-reflective, anti-smudge (OLED)	Glossy; touch screens have anti-fingerprint glass
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	Dolby Vision, Eyesafe, X-Rite factory calibration, average Delta E below 1; current PSREF gives standard OLED 1100 nits HDR/500 SDR and tandem OLED 1600 HDR/1000 SDR
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 255H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
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	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS (better)	13 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB	32 GB or 64 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	1 TB to 2 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	Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Core Ultra 9 285H; 16 cores and 16 threads
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 5 and 7); Intel Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe cores (Core Ultra X7 and X9)	RTX 5050, 5060 or 5070 Laptop GPU; each 8 GB GDDR7 and 100 W TGP (Lenovo PSREF)
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 47–50 TOPS depending on processor; Copilot+ PC	Intel AI Boost NPU, up to 13 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)	32 or 64 GB soldered LPDDR5X-8400; dual-channel; no memory slots
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 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots, one 2242 and one 2280; Lenovo lists 1 TB drives, including configurations with two installed 1 TB drives
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 14 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh	84 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.74 kg (better)	1.92 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.4 mm (better)	17.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	352.58 × 237.47 mm	362.72 × 253.69 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; up to 14 hours local 1080p video at 150 nits or 5.5 hours MobileMark 30 at 250 nits (Lenovo)
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)	170 W or 245 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C power delivery at 65–100 W
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost with the 100 W adapter; 0–35% in 20 minutes, 0–80% in one hour	Rapid Charge Express, 15 minutes for up to 3 hours of use (Lenovo)
Materials
Materials	CNC aluminium top and bottom covers; Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest	Aluminium top and bottom; starting weight 1.92 kg without touch or 2.07 kg with touch
Colours
Colours	Graphite	Luna Grey; Tidal Teal
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	5MP with IR and electronic shutter
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 DisplayPort 2.1 and USB PD 65–100 W; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps, one Always On; HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; SD reader; 3.5 mm combo audio; slim-tip power
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row	Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad
Trackpad
Trackpad	Seamless glass haptic touchpad, 150 × 90 mm	Glass Precision TouchPad, 95 × 150 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two woofers, two tweeters), 10 W total	Six 2 W speakers, four woofers and two tweeters; Dolby Atmos and Smart Amplifier
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-array microphones	Four-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader
In the box
In the box	Laptop and 100 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)	–