Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) vs Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) $999
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (29310, Late 2020) $970
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$970
CPU
Core i5-8250U
CPU
Core i3-1115G4
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920x1200 Touch
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i3-1115G4
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,100
27%
GB6M 3,400
13%
GB6S 1,565
39%
GB6M 3,055
11%
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/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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13.5"
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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2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
0.70mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
2
2
Realtek ALC3281-CG
2
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 4.1
Bluetooth 5.1
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
500 Series UP3+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
45W
20.00V
2.25A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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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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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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51Wh
6710mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 10.5 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
Windows
Windows
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
11.3mm
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Convertible
Display Side Boarder Size
4.2mm
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 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
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 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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