MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) vs Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020) $970
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$970
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
CPU
Core i3-1115G4
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920x1200 Touch
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i3-1115G4
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 970
24%
GB6M 1,665
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GB6S 1,565
39%
GB6M 3,055
11%
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.4"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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Capacitive
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78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
0.70mm
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
2
2
Realtek ALC3281-CG
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.1
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300 Series Y+
500 Series UP3+
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
45W
20.00V
2.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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51Wh
6710mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 10.5 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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Convertible
Display Side Boarder Size
4.2mm
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Width
297 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.88 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
1.32 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.54 kg (3.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
29310
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