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Dell XPS 13 (9310) review

Dell XPS 13 (9310)

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good screen
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Very good battery life
  • Excellent screen luminance
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • microSD card slot
  • Thin screen bezel makes it look appealing
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks HDMI

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
61%
Tablet use score
64%
Ease of use score
80%
Battery life score
83%
Display score
82%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
81%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1500
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2291
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:12
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:30
Expert tester comments
Dell's XPS 13 (9310) is a tablet-convertible laptop with a screen that is slightly bigger than the norm. You get a 13.4-inch diagonal, which provides a slightly higher than normal resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. It's a very sturdy laptop with fast overall performance, excellent screen luminance, and very good battery life.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,189.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.4
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-1165G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.8
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
425
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.2
Size (mm, H x D x W)
17 x 210 x 296

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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