Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) $1,200
MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core Ultra 5 226V
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
GPU
Arc 130V 1850MHz
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
No Display
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core Ultra 5 226V
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 2,545
63%
GB6M 9,880
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GB6S 970
24%
GB6M 1,665
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Arc 130V 1850MHz
896 Shaders
1850MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.32 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8533
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Fingerprint
4
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.2
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300 Series Y+
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
60W
20.00V
3.00A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.00A 20V (60W)
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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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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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55Wh
4762mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 17.5 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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Windows
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.8mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.3 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.18 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.36 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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9350
A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
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