Dell XPS 13 9305 vs. Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 13 9305 and Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 9305 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9305 is better than Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610.

Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 13 9305 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 13 9305 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 36% lighter

Dell XPS 13 9305 weighed 2.84 pounds, 36% lighter than the 4.43 pounds Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610.

WeightDell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Pound
2.84 lbs.
4.43 lbs.
Kilogram
1.29 kg
2.01 kg

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 is better than Dell XPS 13 9305.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-11800H inside Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 has a 76% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9305.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 - Intel Core i7-11800H
7,908
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 - Intel Core i5-11400H
5,592
Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i3-1115G4
2,445
Supports larger memory

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9305. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9305.

Max system memory size
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
32 GB
Dell XPS 13 9305
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell XPS 13 9305 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

20% larger display

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 has a 16-inch screen size 20% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9305.

Display size
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
16-inch
Dell XPS 13 9305
13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9305 Price
Dell XPS 13 9305 Laptop - 13.3-inch FHD (1920x1080) Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6 with Service, Windows 11 Home - Silver
Dell XPS 13 9305 Laptop - 13.3-inch FHD (1920x1080) Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6 with Service, Windows 11 Home - Silver
By Dell
$1,100.00
Dell XPS 13 9305 Laptop (2020) | 13.3" FHD Touch | Core i5 - 512GB SSD - 8GB RAM | 4 Cores @ 4.2 GHz - 11th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9305 Laptop (2020) | 13.3" FHD Touch | Core i5 - 512GB SSD - 8GB RAM | 4 Cores @ 4.2 GHz - 11th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$573.00
Dell XPS 13 9305 (Latest Model) 13.3-inch Laptop Intel Core i5-1135G7 11th Gen 256GB SSD 8GB RAM FHD 1080P Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9305 (Latest Model) 13.3-inch Laptop Intel Core i5-1135G7 11th Gen 256GB SSD 8GB RAM FHD 1080P Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$699.99
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Price
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Laptop, 16.0'' 3K 16:10 Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Blue
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Laptop, 16.0'' 3K 16:10 Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Blue
By Dell
$899.00
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 16-inch 3K Laptop, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, FP Reader, Webcam, Backlit KB, HDMI, Bluetooth, WiFi 6, Win 11, Mist Blue (Renewed)
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 16-inch 3K Laptop, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, FP Reader, Webcam, Backlit KB, HDMI, Bluetooth, WiFi 6, Win 11, Mist Blue (Renewed)
By Dell
$621.99
2022 Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Laptop, 16" QHD+ 3K IPS 16:10 Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, Webcam, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11 Home (Renewed)
2022 Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Laptop, 16" QHD+ 3K IPS 16:10 Display, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, Webcam, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$799.66

Availability

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Released20212021
Release DateAvailable in February 2021Announced on April 14, 2021
Pricing-
  • $904.52
    i5-11400H 8GB 256GB
  • $1,151.48
    i7-11800H 16GB 512GB
Applicable Models-
  • Dell Inspiron 16 Plus Laptop
  • 2021 Dell Inspiron 16 Plus (Intel)
  • Dell Inspiron 16 7610
Generations

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Dimensions11.88 x 7.84 x 0.31 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63mm)13.99 x 9.74 x 0.66 ~ 0.75 inches (355.28 x 247.5 x 16.8 ~ 18.99 mm)
Weight2.84 lbs (1.29 kg)Starting at 4.43 lbs (2.011 kg)
ColorsPlatinum silver with black carbon fiber interior
Mist Blue
Keyboard and Trackpad
  •  Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
Keyboard
  • Full-size titan grey keyboard with number pad.
  • Key backlit.
Touchpad
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad.
  • Size: 5.24 x 3.54 in (133 x 90 mm)

Display

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Size13.3 Inches16 Inches
Info
  • 13.3-inch FHD
    1920 x 1080 166 PPI 60Hz 1000:1 400 nits 100% sRGB 2.90 W Anti-glare Non-touch
  • 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 
    1920 x 1080 166 PPI 60Hz 1000:1 400 nits 100% sRGB 2.90 W Anti-glare Anti-reflective Touch support
  • 13.3-inch 4K UHD touchscreen 
    3840 x 2160 331 PPI 60Hz 1000:1 400 nits 100% sRGB 5.41 W Anti-glare Anti-reflective Touch support
16.0” 3K 16:10 Dispaly
3072 x 1920, 16:10 aspect ratio, 226 PPI, 35 ms response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 60 Hz refresh rate, anti-glare, 300 nits brightness, 100% NTSC color gamut, non-touch, 3.80 W power consumption.

Ports

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Dell XPS 13 9305 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery
Right (3)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left
  • 1 x USB-C
    Thunderbolt™️ 4/USB4 (40 Gbps), support DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery.
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x Power connector 
    4.5mm barrel type connector.
Right
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x SD Card Slot 
    Full-size SD, SDHC, SDXC cared reader.
  • 1 x Headset port
    3.5mm jack.

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SDRAM
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
  • Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR4 Memory.
  • Memory Speed:
    3200 MHz
  • Memory Size per Slot: 
    4GB 8GB 16GB
Discrete Graphics-Optional NVIDIA® GeForce®
  • GTX 1650 with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • RTX 3050 with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • RTX 3060 with 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
  • Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 slot.

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Wi-FiRivet Killer AX1650W
Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6
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), Bluetooth 5.2
BluetoothRivet Killer AX1650W › Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.2

Battery

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Size52 Wh 
4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • 56 Wh 3-cell polymer battery.
  • 86 Wh 4-cell polymer battery
Supports ExpressCharge™ can recharge up to 35% in 20 minutes.
Battery LifeUp to 12 hours on FHD panel-
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 
20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A
65W Power Adapter
4.5mm barrel type connector.

Software

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home | Home in S-mode | Pro
  • Windows 11 Home | Home in S-mode | Pro | National Academic
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • My Dell
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Update
  • Dell Digital Delivery

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
CameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Front-facing camera
720p at 30 fps, HD RGB camera.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak)
  •  4 digital array microphones
  • Realtek ALC3204 high definition audio controller.
  • 2 x 2.5W stereo speakers.
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack.
  • Dual-array microphones.

Misc

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Optional fingerprint reader sensor
Integrated with the power button.
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
Optional fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support.
Warranty-1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 9305Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.84 lb
1.29 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Dell XPS 13 9305 Ports
Released in Mid
2021
16:10 3K
16”
1920p 60Hz
Weight
4.43 lb
2.01 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-11800H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,466
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,908
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6

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