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Dell XPS 13 9345 review

Dell XPS 13 9345

CHOICE Expert Rating

78%
Recommended
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good Wi-Fi speed (Wi-Fi 6)
  • Very good storage read and write speed
  • Very good screen
  • Matte screen with minimal glare
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery)
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Very good battery life
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio (hollow with noticeable sibilance)
  • Touchpad can feel uncomfortable to use
  • Lacks HDMI
  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Lacks a headphone port

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
78%
Performance score
76%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
74%
Battery life score
87%
Display score
84%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
85%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
5212
Storage read-speed (MBps)
6964
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
75
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
15:32
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:24
Expert tester comments
The Dell XPS 13 9345 is an exceptionally portable Microsoft Copilot PC that's smaller than a sheet of A4 paper. It's also quite thin and sleek, with only two USB-C (USB4) ports supplying connections to external devices. Despite its size, the keyboard sports wide keys and spans from one edge to the other, making the most of the space that's available. The palm rest has a touchpad that's concealed under it, which means you'll have to learn where its boundaries are after you start using it. Illuminated F-keys, a very good screen, long battery life, and a Snapdragon processor round out the other major talking points.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$2,299.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.4
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100
CPU frequency (GHz)
3.4
RAM (GB)
32
Video graphics type
Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 GPU
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
844
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
7
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.26
Size (mm, H x D x W)
19 x 197 x 295

Features

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

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