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Dell XPS 13 7390 vs. MacBook Pro 15” (2018): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 13 7390 and MacBook Pro 15” (2018) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 7390 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 7390 is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

2019 vs. 2018

Dell XPS 13 7390 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Dell XPS 13 7390 weighed 2.7 pounds, 33% lighter than the 4.02 pounds MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Weight	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Pound	2.7 lbs.	4.02 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	1.82 kg

Dell XPS 13 7390 has more ports and slots count than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It has six versus five amount of ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Ports	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	Yes x4
USB-C	Yes	No
Total	6	5

Dell XPS 13 7390 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It has four versus two commonly used ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Ports	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
USB-C	Yes	No

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” (2018) is better than Dell XPS 13 7390.

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 7390. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 7390.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 7390

16 GB

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 7390. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 7390.

Memory type and speed

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Dell XPS 13 7390 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Configurable up to AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2 vs. integrated

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) has a 15.4-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 7390.

Display size

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

15.4-inch

Dell XPS 13 7390

13.3-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 13 7390 and MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i7-10710U

4,786

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i3-10110U

1,866

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell XPS 13 7390 Price
	Dell XPS 7390 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD Non-Touch Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-10710U 10th Gen Processor, 16GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $438.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop 13.3 inch, 4K UHD InfinityEdge Touch, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, Intel UHD Graphics, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, XPS7390-7121SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $517.39	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 7390 13.3-inch Laptop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10210U (Beats i7-8565U) - 8GB DDR4 - 512GB SSD - Backlit Keyboard - Fingerprint - Thunderbolt - WiFi - Win 10 (Renewed) By Dell $869.99	See at Amazon
MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
	2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $484.64	See at Amazon
	Apple 15in MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, MPTT2LL/A (Renewed) By Apple $449.00 $547.39 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 15.4in MacBook Pro Laptop (Retina, Touch Bar, 2.2GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (MR932LL/A) (2018 Model) (Renewed) By Apple $500.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Released	2019	2018
Release Date	Announced at IFA 2019 Available on August 27, 2019	Announced on July 13, 2018
Pricing	-	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Dimensions	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.31 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63mm) Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm) Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm) Height: 0.31 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63mm)	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)
Weight	2.7 lbs - 2.84 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.29 kg)	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Size	13.3 Inches	15.4 Inches
Info	13.3-inch FHD 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.3-inch 4K UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.	Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x lock slot Wedge-shaped lock slot 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort 1 x headphone jack	Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U Intel® UHD Graphics 23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	4GB 8 GB 16 GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SDRAM	16GB configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	-	AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory
Storage	128 GB 256 GB M.2 2230 PCIe® 3x2 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps. 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer AX1650W Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer AX1650W › Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh	83.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 21 hours on FHD panel	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A	87W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack

Misc	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Touch ID sensor
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Chip
In the box	-	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 7390	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Mid 2018 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2