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Dell XPS 13 9315 review

Dell XPS 13 9315

CHOICE Expert Rating

74%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good screen
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Very good viewing angles
  • Can replace or upgrade components (battery only)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks HDMI
  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • No headphone port (ships with USB-C to audio jack converter)

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
74%
Performance score
60%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
78%
Battery life score
78%
Display score
83%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
73%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1945
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3376
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
35
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:23
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:32
Expert tester comments
The Dell XPS 13 9315 is a slimline laptop that's ideal for travelling due to its relatively light weight and small dimensions. There are compromises, though, with only two Thunderbolt 4 ports available for plugging in peripherals. It should not be a worry if you are prepared to use wireless peripherals or a USB-C hub u002du002d Dell also provides USB-C-to-headset and USB-C-to-USB-A adapters in the box. Note that Dell ships the laptop with performance management software that's set to run the CPU slower than it's default speed. There is also a setting that can allow for quicker charging to 80 per cent capacity.

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
$1,999.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.4
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1200
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1230U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
383
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.24
Size (mm, H x D x W)
14 x 199 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
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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