SPECIFICATIONS
- Display: 15.6-inch OLED touchscreen (3,456 x 2,160 pixels)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13700H
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
- RAM: 32 GB
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Weight: 4.23 pounds
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What you need to know
The Dell XPS 15 hits a sweet spot between portability, price and performance in a Windows laptop.
The 15-inch display lands almost right in the middle of the usual 13-inch to 18-inch screens we see on laptops. And while it’s not as light as some ultraportables or as powerful as some gaming laptops, the XPS 15 is an excellent all-purpose Windows notebook that can be equipped with some pretty powerful components, if you’re willing to pay for a top-tier model.
Though it does get pricey if you want the best model (the OLED display upgrade is especially worth getting if you can afford it, since it makes everything you do on the laptop look nicer), the XPS 15’s great design and versatility make it one of the best Windows laptops you can buy.
Design: At 13.6 x 9.1 x 0.73 inches and roughly 4.2 pounds heavy, the Dell XPS 15 is pretty portable but still a bit heavier than laptops which prioritize thin-and-light designs. You can throw it in your backpack and carry it through a day of school or work, but you’ll feel it in your shoulders by the end.
Display: The 15.6-inch display on the XPS 15 looks great and almost appears to hover in the the air thanks to the thin bezels of its InfinityEdge display. The big, beautiful screen is great for getting work done or watching movies, especially if you pay for the 3.5K OLED display upgrade.
Performance: The Dell XPS 15 is a capable machine, especially if you kit it out with the latest components. Our review unit was more than speedy enough at time of review thanks to its Intel CPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD.
Pay extra to cram some more RAM and a discrete Nvidia laptop graphics card in there and this all-purpose ultraportable becomes a decent gaming laptop, to boot.
Battery life: Our Dell XPS 15 review unit lasted just over 10 hours in our battery tests, which is good but not great when you consider that many MacBooks last 12-15 hours in the same tests.
However, it is much better than many Windows laptops, including the preceding XPS 15 (2021), which couldn’t even last 8 hours in the same test. The newer XPS 15 also beat out both Windows ultraportables like the the Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 7 (8:06) and gaming laptops like the Alienware x14 (5:35).
Read the full review:Â Dell XPS 15 OLED
| Test | Notes | How it stacks up |
|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 8:86 tested battery life | ★★★☆☆ |
| Performance | The latest Intel CPUs give it plenty of speed | ★★★★★ |
| Display | Shell out for the 3.5K OLED option if you can | ★★★★☆ |
| Design | Easy to carry and plenty of ports | ★★★★★ |
