Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. Dell Inspiron 13 5390: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 13 9380 and Dell Inspiron 13 5390 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 13 9380 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 13 9380
16 GB
Dell Inspiron 13 5390
8 GB

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

About 20% lighter

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 20% lighter than the 2.7 pounds Dell XPS 13 9380.

WeightDell XPS 13 9380Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Pound
2.7 lbs.
2.16 lbs.
Kilogram
1.22 kg
0.98 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9380 Price
Dell XPS 13 9380, 13.3" 4K UHD (3840X2160) Multi-Touch IPS Display, Intel Core i7-8565U, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Fingerprint Reader, Silver (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 13 9380, 13.3" 4K UHD (3840X2160) Multi-Touch IPS Display, Intel Core i7-8565U, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Fingerprint Reader, Silver (Renewed)
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$620.11
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Dell XPS 13 9380, Core i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 13.3 4K UHD (3840x2160) Touch Screen Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 13 9380, Core i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 13.3 4K UHD (3840x2160) Touch Screen Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed)
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$1,095.99
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Dell XPS 9380 Laptop 13.3 - Intel Core i5 8th Gen - i5-8365U - Quad Core 4.1Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 9380 Laptop 13.3 - Intel Core i5 8th Gen - i5-8365U - Quad Core 4.1Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
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$414.67
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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Price
Dell Inspiron 45W Laptop Charger Adapter Power Cord for Inspiron 13 5368 5378 7352 7353 7359 7368 7378; Inspiron 14 3451 3452 3458 3459 5451 5452 5455 5458 5459 5468 7437 7460; XPS 11 12 13
 Dell Inspiron 45W Laptop Charger Adapter Power Cord for Inspiron 13 5368 5378 7352 7353 7359 7368 7378; Inspiron 14 3451 3452 3458 3459 5451 5452 5455 5458 5459 5468 7437 7460; XPS 11 12 13
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$19.90
$22.90 13% OFF
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Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home
 Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home
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$789.99
$1,099.99 28% OFF
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Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop | Intel i7-1355U 10-Core | Iris Xe Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Thunderbolt 4 | WiFi 6E | 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD | Win11 Pro
 Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop | Intel i7-1355U 10-Core | Iris Xe Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Thunderbolt 4 | WiFi 6E | 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD | Win11 Pro
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$775.41
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Specs Comparison

Availability

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Released20192019
Release Date
  • Announced: CES - January 2019
  • Announced at Computex 2019
Pricing-
  • Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN)
  • Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)
Generations-

Exterior

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Dimensions11.88 x 7.84 x 0.30 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63 mm)
Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm)
Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm)
Height: 0.30 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63 mm)
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm)
  • WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)
Weight2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • 2.16 lb (1.18 kg)
  • WWAN Models
    • 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
Colors
  • Frost with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
  • Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard)
  • Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard)
  • Ice Lilac
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling

Display

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Size13.3 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
  • 13.3-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support.
  • 13.3-inch UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display

Ports

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Dell XPS 13 9380 Ports
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Left (3)
  • 1 x lock slot
    Wedge-shaped lock slot
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps)
Right (3)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort
  • 1 x headphone jack
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4b
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x Micro SD card reader
  • 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack
  • 1 x AC Power

Internal Specs

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Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
4 GB 8 GB
2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
Discrete Graphics-NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional)
Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
    PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.

Connectivity

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Wi-Fi
  • Killer 1435-S WiFi
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Intel 9560
    Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
  • Intel 9462
    Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Bluetooth 5.0
More-
  • Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
    • Intel 7360 (DW5820e)
    • Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9)
    • Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL)
    • Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+)
    • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)

Battery

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Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
  • 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
  • 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
Battery Life
  • Up to Up to 21 hours
* Tested on FHD panel
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 06 minutes
  • WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 44 minutes
* Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.
65 Watt AC Adapter

Software

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OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe
  • Foxit Phantom Standard PDF
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Color Profiles
  • SmartByte
  • Wave MaxxAudio® Pro

Camera & Audio

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Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.9 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Infrared camera
    340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.
  • Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable
  • 2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack
  • Dual Digital Microphone Array

Misc

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Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button​​
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • Noble lock slot
Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 9380Dell Inspiron 13 5390
At Glance
Released in Early
2019
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.7 lb
1.22 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8565U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
804
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,327
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2133 MHz DDR3
Dell XPS 13 9380 Ports
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.16 lb
0.98 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8565U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
804
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,327
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX250
2GB GDDR5

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