Dell XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

Dell XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) $1,300
MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-11400H
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1200
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H vs Core i5-8210Y Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
371 GFLOPS FP32
1%
5 FPS 1080p
4%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12 vs UHD 617 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-3200
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
109.4 in² (705.6 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
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
62ms GtG
Response Time
31ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
145 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 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
81% DCI-P3
79% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 3.5 Avg
dE 6.4 Max
dE 5.00 Greyscale
2.26 Gamma
7030K
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Coating
Matte
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
300 Series Y+
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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External
External
90W
20.00V
4.50A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
4.50A 20V (90W)
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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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USB-C
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7 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
4.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
344.7 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
230.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.43 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
1.81 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.19 kg (4.8 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
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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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9510
A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
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