A new Dell XPS 13 model has just been announced, and it looks like an absolute battery beast on paper.
Powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series chips (codenamed “Lunar Lake”), the impressively svelte 13-incher promises “new AI experiences” housed in an ultra-portable form factor.
The announcement of Dell’s thinnest XPS neatly coincides with the launch of IFA 2024 this week — the mega tech event celebrating its 100-year anniversary in Berlin.
That means it has an almost identical size profile as the brilliant Snapdragon X Elite-powered Dell XPS 13 (2024) we recently reviewed.
Like its fellow Copilot+ cousin, the new Intel Dell XPS 13 can be upgraded to a 13.4-inch OLED display (2880 x 1800), though the starting model is limited to a FHD+ IPS panel.
Check out the specs sheet for the Dell XPS 13 (9350) below… Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: Specs While the presence of a 120Hz Tandem OLED screen (like the iPad Pro 2024) is impressive, it’s that battery life figure that’s even more news-worthy.
The Snapdragon XPS 13 already has the longest battery life of any consumer laptop we’ve ever tested — an astonishing 19 hours and 41 minutes based on our web surfing results with its screen set to 150 nits of screen brightness, though Dell promised it could get up to 27 hours when playing 1080p video.
As is becoming increasingly common with the best laptops, the Lunar Lake Dell XPS 13 promises fresh AI features, like Magix Vegas Pro and Luminar Neo.
Dell says it can intelligently remove unwanted elements from an image (like, say, power lines in the background of a photo) through a simple slider.
If the new Intel Core Ultra 200 Dell XPS 13 truly can beat the Snapdragon model in terms of staying power, earning itself the title of “new battery life champ” in the process, this could be one heck of a laptop.
Recently, a new Dell XPS 13 model was revealed, and on paper, it appears to be a battery beast. Driven by Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series chips, also known as “Lunar Lake,” this remarkably thin 13-inch screen promises “new AI experiences” contained in an incredibly portable form factor.
This week marks the start of IFA 2024, a major technology event commemorating its 100th anniversary in Berlin, and the announcement of Dell’s thinnest XPS happens just in time. This is incredibly thin—05.58 inches wide and only 2.6 pounds in weight—to put it mildly. This implies that it and the outstanding Snapdragon X Elite-powered Dell XPS 13 (2024) that we recently reviewed have nearly the same size profiles.
Similar to its fellow Copilot+ relative, the new Intel Dell XPS 13 is limited to an FHD+ IPS panel out of the box, but it can be upgraded to a 13.4-inch OLED display (2880 x 1800). View the Dell XPS 13 (9350) specs sheet below.
Overview of the specifications for the Dell XPS 13 (9350).
The impressive 120Hz Tandem OLED screen (similar to the iPad Pro 2024) is matched by an even more noteworthy battery life figure.
According to our web browsing results with the screen brightness set to 150 nits, the Snapdragon XPS 13 already has the longest battery life of any consumer laptop we’ve ever tested, at an astounding 19 hours and 41 minutes. Dell claimed that when playing 1080p video, the battery life could reach the maximum of 27 hours. It would be a remarkable technological achievement if the new Intel version could actually play videos for up to 30 hours when used in real-world scenarios.
This new XPS 13-inch model from Dell appears to have been well-thought-out, as it offers four distinct performance profiles to keep the thin system operating as quietly and cool as possible. These thermal management profiles include “Ultra Performance,” “Cool,” “Optimized,” and “Quiet,” so it’s unlikely to become too hot to use on your lap for prolonged periods of time.
Like the best laptops of late, the Lunar Lake Dell XPS 13 boasts new AI features like Luminar Neo and Magix Vegas Pro. With these apps, you can expedite your workflow by making image and video editing more effective.
An excellent illustration of the capabilities of the latter software is that, according to Dell, it can use a straightforward slider to intelligently remove unwanted elements from an image (such as power lines in a photo’s background).
Should the recently released Intel Core Ultra 200 Dell XPS 13 successfully surpass the Snapdragon variant in terms of endurance, thereby gaining the moniker “new battery life champ,” this could be an incredible laptop.
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