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Dell XPS 13 9360 vs. Dell XPS 13 9305: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 13 9360 and Dell XPS 13 9305 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9360 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9360 is better than Dell XPS 13 9305.

Dell XPS 13 9360 weighed 2.69 pounds, 6% lighter than the 2.84 pounds Dell XPS 13 9305.

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Pound	2.69 lbs.	2.84 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	1.29 kg

Dell XPS 13 9360 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 9305. It has seven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9305.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x2	No
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	7	6

Dell XPS 13 9360 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 9305. It has five versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9305.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

Dell XPS 13 9305 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9305 is better than Dell XPS 13 9360.

2021 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9305 has a 75% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Dell XPS 13 9360.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-8550U

2,557

Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-7560U

1,826

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-7500U

1,744

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i3-7100U

1,308

Dell XPS 13 9305 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9360. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9360.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 9305 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9360 - DDR3

1,866 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 13 9360 and Dell XPS 13 9305.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 13 9360

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 9305

16 GB

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9360 Price
	2018 Dell XPS 13 9360 Ultrabook - 13.3in QHD+ Infinity TouchScreen (3200x1800), 8 Gen Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, 16GB RAM, Backlit, Windows 10 - Wty til 2019 (Renewed) By Dell $989.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9360 13.3 inches Laptop 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7200U, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVME SSD Machined Aluminum Display Silver Win 10 (Renewed) By Dell $559.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9360 13.3in Full HD Anti-Glare InfinityEdge Touchscreen Laptop Intel 7th Gen Kaby Lake i5 7200U 8GB RAM 128GB SSD (Renewed) By Dell $335.04	See at Amazon
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 By Dell $1,100.00	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Released	2017	2021
Release Date	-	Available in February 2021
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 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

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Dimensions	11.97 x 7.88 x 0.35 - 0.60 in (304.16 x 200.25 x 8.95 - 15.35 mm) Width: 11.97” (304.16 mm) Depth: 7.88” (200.25 mm) Height: 0.35- 0.60” (8.95 - 15.35 mm)	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.31 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63mm)
Weight	Non-touchscreen: 2.69 lb (1.22 kg) Touchscreen: 2.91 lb (1.32 kg)	2.84 lbs (1.29 kg)
Colors	Rose Gold with black carbon fiber palm rest. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber palm rest.	Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior
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).	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Size	13.3 Inches	13.3 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.	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

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Image Source: Dell Left (4) Image Source: Dell 1 x power port 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4 (40 Gbps), Power In/Charging, PowerShare, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) Image Source: Dell 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot	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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7560U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.80 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7560U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SDRAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Wi-Fi	DW1820A 2x2 Wi-Fi Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Rivet Killer AX1650W Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1, 4.	Rivet Killer AX1650W › Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh	52 Wh 4-cell smart lithium-ion
Battery Life	Up to 22 hours (Productivity Tasks) Up to 13 hours (Netflix streaming over Edge) * Tested on FHD panel	Up to 12 hours on FHD panel
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter reated at 19.50VDC/2.31A.	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

Software	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Realtek ALC3246-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) Dual array microphones	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 4 digital array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Noble lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 13 9305
At Glance	Released in Late 2017 16:9 QHD+ 13.3” 1800p 60Hz Weight 2.69 lb 1.22 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8550U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 860 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,557 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz DDR3	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