Dell XPS 13 9360 vs. Dell XPS 13 9300

Dell has released the XPS 13 9360, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2017. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8550U with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 13.4-inch XPS 13 9300 was introduced by Dell about three years later in early-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

The Dell XPS 13 9360 has a 13.3-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.4-inch Dell XPS 13 9300. In addition, the Dell XPS 13 9360 weighs 2.69 lbs. about 1% heavier than the 2.65 lbs. Dell XPS 13 9300. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 7.88” x 0.60”, the Dell XPS 13 9360 is much bulkier than the Dell XPS 13 9300 at 11.64” x 7.82” x 0.38”.

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 13 9360 supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz DDR3 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 13 9300, it supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Dell XPS 13 9360, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.