Dell XPS 15 7590 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 15 7590 and Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell XPS 15 7590 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 7590 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell XPS 15 7590 has a 121% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 7590 supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 7590
32 GB
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” is better than Dell XPS 15 7590.

Supports faster memory

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 7590. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 7590.

Memory type and speed
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Dell XPS 15 7590 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 35% lighter

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” weighed 2.62 pounds, 35% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 7590.

WeightDell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Pound
4 lbs.
2.62 lbs.
Kilogram
1.81 kg
1.19 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 7590 Price
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Inch 4K UHD Non-Touch 512GB SSD 2.6GHz i7 16GB RAM (6-Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, Windows 10 Home) Silver XPS7590-7992SLV-PUS
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Inch 4K UHD Non-Touch 512GB SSD 2.6GHz i7 16GB RAM (6-Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, Windows 10 Home) Silver XPS7590-7992SLV-PUS
By Dell
$1,789.00
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 32GB RAM 1TB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 32GB RAM 1TB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$867.65
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$899.69
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” Price
Vaxson 2-Pack Anti Blue Light Screen Protector, compatible with Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15 inch TPU Film Protectors Sticker [ Not Tempered Glass ]
Vaxson 2-Pack Anti Blue Light Screen Protector, compatible with Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15 inch TPU Film Protectors Sticker [ Not Tempered Glass ]
By Vaxson
$22.99
SAMSUNG Electronics Galaxy Book 15 Int 15.6" Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 8GB, 256GB- Wi-Fi - Mystic Silver (NP750XDA-KD1US)
SAMSUNG Electronics Galaxy Book 15 Int 15.6" Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 8GB, 256GB- Wi-Fi - Mystic Silver (NP750XDA-KD1US)
By SAMSUNG
$530.00
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Pen Win11 Silver
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Pen Win11 Silver
By Samsung
$949.00
$999.00 5% OFF

Availability

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Released20192019
Release DateAnnounced on May 28th, 2019 (Dell Computex 2019)
  • Announced at Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19)
  • Announced on October 30, 2019
PricingStarting at $999.99 (OLED start at $1,899.99)
  • $1299.99 - i7 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Dimensions14.06 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)
14.02" x 8.98" x 0.59" (355.0 x 227.2 x 14.9 mm)
Weight
  • 3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg)
  • 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
  • 2.62 lbs (1.19 kg)
    Integrated graphics model
  • 2.77 lbs (1.26 kg )
    Discrete graphics model
Colors
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Aura Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • 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.
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with Numpad
    The fingerprint sensor next to the arrow keys of the keyboard.
  • Precise Touchpad
    Wireless PowerShare with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 500-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD IPS touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD OLED non-touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, OLED, 282 PPI, 400-nit brightness, 100% DCI-P3, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Non-touch support.
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Panel Type: QLED

Ports

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Dell XPS 15 7590 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (5)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 2 x USB 3.0
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x UFS & MicroSDXC card reader (up to 1TB)
  • 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo
  • 1 x Power port

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
  • Memory Slots
    • 1 x Onboard Memory
    • 1 x SODIMM slot
  • Memory Configurations
    • Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Onboard
    • Memory Speed: 3733 MHz
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
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Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
  • Hard Drive Slots
    • 1 x Onboard NVMe slot
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer AX1650
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)
Bluetooth
  • Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth® v5.0

Battery

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Size
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
69.7 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 20 hours and 30 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
5 hours
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.
65W Power Adapter

Software

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
  • Link Sharing
  • Live Message
  • Live Wallpaper
  • McAfee Live Safe (60 days trial)
  • Samsung Gallery
  • Quick Search
  • Samsung DeX
  • Samsung Flow
  • Samsung Notes
  • Samsung Recovery
  • Samsung Settings
  • Studio Plus
  • Samsung Update
  • teamPL

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
HD front-facing camera
Audio
  • Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • Dual-array microphones
  • AKG Stereo Speakers
  • Smart Amp (Max 5 W x 2)
  • Internal Digital Mic

Misc

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • Fingerprint sensor
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
  • TPM
  • Fingerprint Reader
In the box-
  • Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15″
  • AC adapter (wall mount)
  • Quickstart Guide (paper)
  • Ejection pin
Warranty-1-year limited warranty

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 7590Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p OLED
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 7590 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6
Released in Late
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.62 lb
1.19 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X

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