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May 2019
(89%)
132 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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4078 Reviews
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The editors liked
Just about everything
6core 10th Gen Intel processor in a 15W TDP
Sleek industrial design and light weight
Excellent InfinityEdge 4K IPS display with multitouch support
Remarkable CPU performance
Great battery life
Premium materials and build quality
Battery life
Astonishing battery life
Very thin profile
Satisfactory input devices (the keyboard is backlit)
Very high contrast
94% sRGB coverage and accurate default settings (AUO B133HAN06VG6 (AUO5B2D))
Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjusment and reaches above
Slim
Lightweight design
Strong performance
Gorgeous 4K display
InfinityEdge bezels with properly placed webcam
Camera finally back on top and no more turkey waddle neck
Intel's Whiskey Lake U offers a decent but marginal performance bump
Gorgeous design with a new Frost White color option
Class-leading performance
Bright and vibrant 4K touch display (as configured)
Premium brushed aluminum design
Super-thin InfinityEdge display bezels
Runs cool and quiet
Webcam is back where it belo
Dell has fixed this laptop's only remaining serious flaw
Designing a super-slim 2mm webcam to fit into the thin screen bezel. Optional colors look great
As does the 4K touchscreen. Excellent keyboard
And decent battery life for a 4K laptop
High-quality design with nice attention to detail
Wide
Comfortable keyboard with great font
Big 16
10 aspect ratio touchscreen display
Versatile as both a powerful laptop and an easy-to-use tablet
Slim and lightweight body
Outstanding build quality and design
Excellent keyboard
Superb 4K touchscreen
Improved webcam
Exceptionally slim and light
Proper webcam placement
Beautiful design
Small bezels
Still has a webcam
Overall strong performance
Long battery life
Attractive design with slim bezels
Small footprint
Bright 4K UHD panel
Fast fingerprint scanner
Thunderbolt & DisplayPort via USB-C
Slightly faster than predecessor
Decent runtime
Quiet fans
Cycling Turbo Boost clock rates allow for faster CPU performance on average
Crisp 4K UHD touchscreen
High contrast ratio
Full sRGB coverage
Fast 512 GB Samsung NVMe SSD
No pulse-width modulation
Compact and rigid design
Very narrow bezels
A webcam above the screen
Dolby Vision screens standard
Speedy performance
Refined design
The editors didn't like
Some people might find the two-tone design unattractive
Middling graphics performance
Fan noise when the CPU is under heavy load
No USBA ports
Higher end configurations are pricey
16
9 aspect ratio will bother some
No one-touch power or login feature
Fans can be noisy
No LTE option
Needs a dongle to expand the I/O
Gets pretty hot
Lowers its maximum brightness on battery power
Below-average battery life
Doesn't support Windows Hello facial login
1080P version lacks touch screen support option
So-so battery life (may improve with a firmware update)
No USB-A or HDMI connectivity
Loaded configs are pricey
The entry level configuration
While well-priced
Cuts too many corners. I don't love the woven texture on the wrist rest
Polarizing keystroke feel
Lower than expected battery life
You'll be living the dongle life as there are no USB Type-A ports
We say The refined and refreshed Dell XPS 13 represents the pinnacle of Dell's efforts to create the ultimate ultraportable and by all accounts
They've succeeded. There's very little com
Only touchscreen option is the 4K screen
Touchpad on the small side
Fans are sometimes loud
Weak port selection
No storage upgrade options
Soldered RAM
Incomplete sRGB gamut
Glossy display (touch)
Poor webcam quality
Core i7-8565U is less than 10 percent faster than the Core i5-8265U SKU
USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 only
No full-size ports
Light-moderate uneven backlight bleeding
Slightly louder fan noise than Core i5 SKU
Slight electronic noise on our test unit
Still no full-sized SD card slot
Relies on integrated graphics when competitors are exploring dedicated
Small bezels, still has a webcam, Overall strong performance, Long battery life
Weak port selection, No storage upgrade options
Despite issues with USB types and upgrade options, the Dell XPS 13 9380 is a powerhouse that deserves the attention of all who are looking for a new laptop. A long battery life, bezel less screen, and strong performance make this laptop one to keep an eye...
Abstract: We know that life as a student is not as easy as it may seem at the first glance. There are many opportunities out there, but students also have to work hard. Being at the university every day is not an easy task, and it might get tough without a good lap...
High-quality design with nice attention to detail, Wide, comfortable keyboard with great font, Big 16:10 aspect ratio touchscreen display, Versatile as both a powerful laptop and an easy-to-use tablet, Slim and lightweight body
Polarizing keystroke feel, Lower than expected battery life
It's a winner.The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop is an impressive competitor in the laptop space. It's nicely designed, lightweight, and packs a big, high-resolution touchscreen display. Consider it is also a 2-in-1, and it's hard not to love this machine. Yes...
Published: 2019-12-27, Author: Ben , review by: hothardware.com
6core 10th Gen Intel processor in a 15W TDP, Sleek industrial design and light weight, Excellent InfinityEdge 4K IPS display with multitouch support, Remarkable CPU performance, Great battery life, Premium materials and build quality
Middling graphics performance, Fan noise when the CPU is under heavy load, No USBA ports, Higher end configurations are pricey
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Outstanding build quality and design, excellent keyboard, superb 4K touchscreen, improved webcam, exceptionally slim and light,
You'll be living the dongle life as there are no USB Type-A ports, We say The refined and refreshed Dell XPS 13 represents the pinnacle of Dell's efforts to create the ultimate ultraportable and by all accounts, they've succeeded. There's very little com
Our review unit's configuration of the XPS 13 with an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and a 4K touchscreen display is the most powerful available but it also drains the most juice from the provided 52Whr battery. With a normal use case of web browsing, wo...
Abstract: Announced at CES earlier this year in Las Vegas, the new 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 is the companies latest take on perfecting the 13″ ultrabook. While I enjoyed reviewing the 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370, it wasn't perfect as it had a few shortcomings that kept me...
Published: 2019-04-30, Author: Alex , review by: laptopmedia.com
Astonishing battery life, Very thin profile, Satisfactory input devices (the keyboard is backlit), Very high contrast, 94% sRGB coverage and accurate default settings (AUO B133HAN06VG6 (AUO5B2D)), Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjusment and reaches above
Needs a dongle to expand the I/O, Gets pretty hot, Lowers its maximum brightness on battery power
As the market continues to saturate with good laptops at low prices, it becomes harder and harder for an XPS to shine. Yes, it is a brilliantly build device, which utilizes its hardware at its best and provides security features, unseen on cheap laptops...
The Dell XPS 13 is a great all-around clamshell laptop, with a beautiful design and a small footprint. My biggest complaints are that there's no IR camera - particularly that Dell gave us facial recognition and then took it away - and there's no USB Type-...
Abstract: Announced at CES this year, Dell's new XPS 13 finally puts the webcam where it belongs, above the display. Moreover, the company shrunk down the camera sensor, so it didn't have to compromise on the immersive experience that's provided by narrow bezels.T...
A webcam above the screen, Dolby Vision screens standard, Speedy performance, Refined design
Still no full-sized SD card slot, Relies on integrated graphics when competitors are exploring dedicated
Dell's XPS 13 is still one of the best Windows ultraportables around. Its design is better than ever, it has fantastically bright Dolby Vision HDR screens and Dell has finally returned the webcam to the proper position. There aren't many downsides -- unle...