Dell XPS 13 9350 vs. Dell XPS 15 9550: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 13 9350 and Dell XPS 15 9550 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell XPS 13 9350 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9350 is better than Dell XPS 15 9550.
Dell XPS 13 9350 weighed 2.71 pounds, 31% lighter than the 3.9 pounds Dell XPS 15 9550.
Weight | Dell XPS 13 9350 | Dell XPS 15 9550 |
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Pound | 2.71 lbs. | 3.9 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.23 kg | 1.77 kg |
Dell XPS 15 9550 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9550 is better than Dell XPS 13 9350.
Intel Core i7-6700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 89% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6560U inside Dell XPS 13 9350.
Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9350. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9350.
Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9350. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9350.
Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated
Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9350.
Dell XPS 15 9550 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 9350. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9350.
Ports | Dell XPS 13 9350 | Dell XPS 15 9550 |
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Battery gauge button | No | Yes |
full-size SD card slot | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | No | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | Yes | Yes |
power port | Yes | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | Yes |
USB-A | Yes x2 | Yes x2 |
Total | 7 | 9 |
Dell XPS 15 9550 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 9350. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9350.
Ports | Dell XPS 13 9350 | Dell XPS 15 9550 |
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full-size SD card slot | Yes | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
power port | Yes | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | No | Yes |
Prices
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Availability | Dell XPS 13 9350 | Dell XPS 15 9550 |
Released | 2015 | 2015 |
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Exterior | Dell XPS 13 9350 | Dell XPS 15 9550 |
Dimensions | 11.97 x 7.87 x 0.35 - 0.59 in (304 x 200 x 9 - 15 mm) Width: 11.97” (304 mm) Depth: 7.87” (200 mm) Height: 0.35- 0.59” (9 - 15 mm) | 14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm) |
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Size | 13.3 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
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Power Supply | 45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter reated at 19.50VDC/2.31A. | 130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A. |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the XPS 13 9350, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2015. It is powered by up to a dual-core Intel Core i7-6560U with a boost clock speed up to 3.20 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 (48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch XPS 15 9550 was introduced by Dell around the same year in 2015. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-6700HQ with a boost clock speed up to 3.50 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M with 2GB GDDR5.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell XPS 13 9350 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9550. In addition, The Dell XPS 13 9350 weighs 2.71 lbs. about 43% lighter than the 3.9 lbs. Dell XPS 15 9550. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 7.87” x 0.59”, the Dell XPS 13 9350 is much more portable than the Dell XPS 15 9550 at 14.06” x 9.27” x 0.66”.
There are a toal number of 7 ports and slots available on Dell XPS 13 9350. That includes a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-A ports, a headphone jack, a power port, a full-size SD card slot, and a lock slot. With that said, it has two ports and slots fewer than the Dell XPS 15 9550 that has a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, a power port, a full-size SD card slot, a lock slot, and a Battery gauge button.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 13 9350 supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Dell XPS 15 9550, it supports up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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