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Dell XPS 13 9360 vs. Dell XPS 15 9550: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 13 9360 and Dell XPS 15 9550 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 15 9550.

2017 vs. 2015

Dell XPS 13 9360 weighed 2.69 pounds, 32% lighter than the 3.9 pounds Dell XPS 15 9550.

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
Pound	2.69 lbs.	3.9 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	1.77 kg

Dell XPS 15 9550 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9550 is better than Dell XPS 13 9360.

Intel Core i7-6700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Dell XPS 13 9360.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i7-6700HQ

3,073

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-8550U

2,557

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i5-6300HQ

2,409

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 15 9550 - Intel Core i3-6100H

1,597

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i3-7100U

1,308

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9360. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9360.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9550

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9360

16 GB

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9360. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9360.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9550 - DDR4

2,133 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9360 - DDR3

1,866 MHz

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 9360.

Display size

Dell XPS 15 9550

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 13 9360

13.3-inch

Dell XPS 15 9550 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 9360. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9360.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
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 9360. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9360.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
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

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 $345.65	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9360 13.3" FHD Laptop 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Machined Aluminum Display Silver Win 10 By Dell $599.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9550 Price
	Genuine Dell 130W(watt) Tip 4.5mm Slim Power AC Adapter for dell XPS 15 9530 9550 9560 9570/Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530 Laptop Charger (HA130PM130/DA130PM130) Power Supply By Dell $36.48 $38.70 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570 By Dell $33.87 $37.34 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,628.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
Released	2017	2015
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 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
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)	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)
Weight	Non-touchscreen: 2.69 lb (1.22 kg) Touchscreen: 2.91 lb (1.32 kg)	3-cell battery models: 3.9 lb (1.78 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors	Rose Gold with black carbon fiber palm rest. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber palm rest.	CNC machined aluminum Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ on 4K Ultra HD display Carbon fiber composite palm rest with soft-touch paint
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 chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
Size	13.3 Inches	15.6 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.	15.6-inch WED FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch WED UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
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 (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 35W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 3.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W
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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 900 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (Optional) Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1033 → 1098 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
Wi-Fi	DW1820A 2x2 Wi-Fi Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	DW1820A Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1, 4.	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 84 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 22 hours (Productivity Tasks) Up to 13 hours (Netflix streaming over Edge) * Tested on FHD panel	Up to 17 hours * Tested on 84 WHr battery, FHD panel, SSD models.
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.

Software	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
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 15 9550
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 Bottom-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 ALC3266 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Digital-array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Noble lock slot	Kensington lock slot

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9360	Dell XPS 15 9550
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 2015 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.9 lb 1.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C/8T, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz Geekbench 5 798 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,073 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5