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 2560×1600	Display 13.4" LCD IPS 1920×1200 Touch

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core


38% slower vs XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020)	61% faster vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) - GB6S 970

XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020) - GB6S 1,565

x1.61

GB6 Multi-Core


45% slower vs XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020)	83% faster vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) - GB6M 1,665

XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020) - GB6M 3,055

x1.83

Gaming


77% slower vs XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020)	4.4x faster vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) - 5 FPS 1080p

XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020) - 22 FPS 1080p

x4.4

Theoretical Performance

FP32


76% slower vs XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020)	4.12x faster vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) - 403 GFLOPS FP32

XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020) - 1.66 TFLOPS FP32

x4.12

Tech Specs

CPU


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 6%	GB6S 1,565 39% GB6M 3,055 11%

Core i5-8210Y vs Core i3-1115G4 Full Specs Comparison

GPU


UHD 617 1050MHz 192 Shaders 1050MHz Shared Memory	Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz 640 Shaders 1300MHz Shared Memory
5 FPS 1080p 4% 403 GFLOPS FP32 1%	22 FPS 1080p 18% 1.66 TFLOPS FP32 3%

UHD 617 1050MHz vs Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz Full Specs Comparison

Memory


8GB LPDDR3-2133	8GB LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs 5%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


128GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.9GB/s	256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.2GB/s
186 min 4K Video 5%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive

Display


13.3" LCD IPS	13.4" LCD IPS
13.3"	13.4"
Area 79.5 in² (512.9 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 80.7 in² (520.7 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 400 Nits	Brightness 500 Nits
Refresh Rate 60Hz	Refresh Rate 60Hz
Response Time 31ms GtG	Response Time 55ms GtG
Flicker 120000Hz	Flicker 2500Hz
Resolution 2560×1600 4.1 Million Pixels 227 PPI	Resolution 1920×1200 2.3 Million Pixels 169 PPI
2560×1600	1920×1200
LED Backlight 1,000:1 Contrast	LED Backlight 1,600:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical	Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical
Colour Depth 8-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 86% Adobe RGB	Coverage 99% sRGB 70% DCI-P3 72% Adobe RGB
Accuracy dE 1.1 Avg dE 2.7 Max dE 1.70 Greyscale 2.20 Gamma 6870K	Accuracy dE 4.8 Avg dE 8.5 Max dE 6.10 Greyscale 1.98 Gamma 6690K
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -	Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated
- -	Touch Capacitive

Size Resolution

2560×1600

1920×1200

Cameras

720p	720p

Keyboard

78 Keys

Butterfly 3 Switch

White Backlight

79 Keys

Scissor Switch

0.70mm

White Backlight

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Stylus

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Speakers

2	2 Realtek ALC3281-CG

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


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

Sensors

Chipset

300 Series Y+

500 Series UP3+

Ports


Data 2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) -	Data - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)


Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
- -	Card 1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II

Power Supply


External	External

Charger


30W 20.00V 1.50A	45W 20.00V 2.25A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.00A 15V (30W) 1.50A 20V (30W)	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 3.00A 15V (45W) 2.25A 20V (45W)
- USB-C Removable Cable -	USB-C - - 1.0M (3 ft) Cable

Battery

49.9Wh 4377mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer	51Wh 6710mAh 7.60V Lithium-Ion
Up to 12 Hours	Up to 10.5 Hours
- -	Charge Time 120 min 100%

Operating System

macOS 10.14 Mojave Windows	Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Cooler 1x Fans	Cooler 2x Fans

- Display Side Boarder Size 9.0mm	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)	Weight 1.32 kg (2.9 lb) Weight + Charger 1.54 kg (3.4 lb)

Upgradability

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