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Dell XPS 13 9350 vs. Surface Pro 3: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 13 9350 and Surface Pro 3 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9350 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9350 is better than Surface Pro 3.

2015 vs. 2014

Intel Core i7-6560U inside Dell XPS 13 9350 has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-4650U inside Surface Pro 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 13 9350 - Intel Core i7-6560U

1,625

Dell XPS 13 9350 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

Dell XPS 13 9350 - Intel Core i3-6100U

1,289

Surface Pro 3 - Intel Core i7-4650U

1,236

Surface Pro 3 - Intel Core i5-4300U

1,234

Surface Pro 3 - Intel Core i3-4020Y

782

Dell XPS 13 9350 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 3. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 3.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 13 9350

16 GB

Surface Pro 3

8 GB

Dell XPS 13 9350 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 3. It supports up to 1866MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 3.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 9350 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Surface Pro 3 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9350 has a 13.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 12-inch Surface Pro 3.

Display size

Dell XPS 13 9350

13.3-inch

Surface Pro 3

12-inch

Dell XPS 13 9350 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Pro 3. It has seven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Surface Pro 3.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Type Cover port	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes
Total	7	6

Dell XPS 13 9350 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Pro 3. It has five versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Pro 3.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No

Surface Pro 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 3 is better than Dell XPS 13 9350.

Surface Pro 3 weighed 1.76 pounds, 36% lighter than the 2.71 pounds Dell XPS 13 9350.

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Pound	2.71 lbs.	1.76 lbs.
Kilogram	1.23 kg	0.80 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9350 Price
	DELL XPS 13 9350 QHD+ 1800P TOUCH I7-6560U 3.2GHZ 8GB RAM 256GB PCIE SSD Backlit Keyboard WIN 10 (Renewed) By Dell $299.98	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13-9350 Intel Core i7-6560U X2 2.2GHz 16GB 512GB SSD 13.3in, Silver (Renewed) By Dell $895.97	See at Amazon
	DELL XPS 13 9350 Flagship Notebook Laptop Computer (13 Inch QHD+ 1800P Display TOUCH, i7-6560U 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIE SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10) (Renewed) By Dell $899.95	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft $280.53	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (1631) Silver - 256GB, 12in, Windows 8, Intel Core i5 - Renewed By Microsoft $158.00 $238.00 34% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $384.22	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Released	2015	2014
Release Date	Available Late 2015	Introduced: May 20, 2014 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2014 Released: June 20, 2014
Pricing	-	Starting at 799$
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	2022 Surface Pro 9 5G 2022 Surface Pro 9 2021 Surface Pro 8 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus 2019 Surface Pro 7 2018 Surface Pro 6 2017 Surface Pro 5 2015 Surface Pro 4 2014 Surface Pro 3 2013 Surface Pro 2 2012 Surface Pro 1

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
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)	11.50” x 7.93” x 0.36” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.93” (201.3 mm) Thickness: 0.36” (9.1 mm)
Weight	Non-touchscreen: 2.71 lb (1.23 kg) Touchscreen: 2.84 lb (1.29 kg)	1.76 lbs (800 g)
Colors	Platinum silver with black carbon fiber palm rest.	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit chiclet keyboard with 1.3mm key travel. Precision touchpad, seamless glass integrated button, 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm).	Surface Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Supports up to three-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Size	13.3 Inches	12 Inches
Info	13.3-inch FHD AG non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, Non-touch support, anti-glare. 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, touch support. 13.3-inch QHD+ touchscreen 3200 x 1800, 276 PPI, 60 Hz, IGZO2 IPS, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 72% color gamut, Touch support.	Resolution: 2160 x 1440 (3.1M Pixels) Density: 216 PPI ClearType Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multi-touch Surface Pen support

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Image Source: Dell Left (4) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x2, Power In/Charging, PowerShare, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (3) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Microsoft Left (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Station Bottom (1) 1 x Type Cover port Under Kickstand (1) 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6560U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 11.5W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.90 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6560U Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 850 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SDRAM.	4GB 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).	64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Wi-Fi	DW1820A 2x2 Wi-Fi Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 56 Wh	42.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 18 hours 14 minutes on FHD panel	Up to 9 hours of web browsing
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter reated at 19.50VDC/2.31A.	36W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 31W

Software	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit	Windows 8.1 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 10
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
Audio	Realtek ALC3246 with Waves MaxxAudio Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) Dual array microphones	Front and rear-facing microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Noble lock slot	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
In the box	-	Surface Pro 3 Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 150 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9350	Surface Pro 3
At Glance	Released in Late 2015 16:9 QHD+ 13.3” 1800p 60Hz Weight 2.71 lb 1.23 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6560U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 701 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,625 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Mid 2014 3:2 2.1K 12” 1440p 60Hz Weight 1.76 lb 0.80 kg Up to Intel Core i7-4650U 2C/4T, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz Geekbench 5 632 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,236 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3