Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) vs MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020)

Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) $1,200
MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core Ultra 5 226V
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
GPU
Arc 130V 1850MHz
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920×1200
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core Ultra 5 226V
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core Ultra 5 226V vs M1 (8C7G-FL) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Arc 130V 1850MHz
896 Shaders
1850MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.32 TFLOPS FP32
7%
19 FPS 1080p
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2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
Arc 130V 1850MHz vs 7-Core M1-FL Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-8533
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
954 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.4"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
80.7 in² (520.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
31ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
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dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (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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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 16 Hours
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Charge Time
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160 min 100%
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x 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
Storage Slots
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9350
A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
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