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Dell XPS 13 9305 review

Dell XPS 13 9305

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Strong build quality
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good screen luminance
  • Very good screen
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • microSD card slot
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
59%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
82%
Battery life score
78%
Display score
88%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
81%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
970
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2459
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:34
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:18
Expert tester comments
Dell's XPS 13 9305 is a strongly built laptop with a thin profile and a very good screen. Its Intel Core i5 CPU gives it plenty of speed for common office applications and online communications, and it's comfortable to use thanks to its very good keyboard and touchpad. Only the latest ports (USB-C) are present on its sides, so an adapter or hub will be needed to plug in external display, storage, and input devices.

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
$1,359.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.3
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1135G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
173
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
19 x 194 x 301

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
3
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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