Testseek.com have collected 132 expert reviews of the Dell XPS 13 9380 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Dell XPS 13 9380.
May 2019
(89%)
132 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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4083 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
Published: 2019-03-20, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
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
The entry level configuration, while well-priced, cuts too many corners. I don't love the woven texture on the wrist rest
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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
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
Opting for the Core i7 configuration will bring an average performance boost of only 10 percent over the Core i5 configuration for $250 more. This wouldn't have been so bad if Dell had also doubled the RAM and/or storage between the two price points, but...
Published: 2019-02-11, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: At the end of January, Dell announced the Dell XPS 13 9380 Developer Edition laptop as an upgraded version of the XPS 9370 with now having Intel Whiskey Lake CPUs and other minor improvements. Over the past two weeks I've been testing out the Dell XPS 938...
Published: 2019-02-06, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: While Dell is offering the option of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS as the Linux option with their new XPS 9380 laptop, what happens if the Bionic Beaver isn't of interest to you? As part of our testing of the Dell XPS 9380 with Core i7 8565U laptop, I've just finishe...
