Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) vs MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024)

Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) $1,200
MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core Ultra 5 226V
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
GPU
Arc 130V 1850MHz
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920×1200
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
CPU Image
Core Ultra 5 226V
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core Ultra 5 226V vs M3 (8C10G-FL) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Arc 130V 1850MHz
896 Shaders
1850MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.32 TFLOPS FP32
7%
N/A
0%
3.58 TFLOPS FP32
7%
Arc 130V 1850MHz vs 10-Core M3-FL Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-8533
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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 1.4GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.4"
LCD IPS
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
80.7 in² (520.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
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Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.3
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
60W
20.00V
3.00A
35W
20.00V
1.75A
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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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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USB-C
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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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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 17.5 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura
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
3.5mm
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
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Weight
1.18 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.36 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 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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Change Comparison