Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book S: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 15 9575 and Samsung Galaxy Book S specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 15 9575 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9575 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-8705G inside Dell XPS 15 9575 has a 109% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-L16G7 inside Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i7-8705G
3,576
Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i5-8305G
3,116
Samsung Galaxy Book S - Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx
2,926
Samsung Galaxy Book S - Intel Core i5-L16G7
1,703
Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 9575 supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book S. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 9575
16 GB
Samsung Galaxy Book S
8 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL 4GB HBM2 vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

Dell XPS 15 9575 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsDell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
M.2
Yes x1
Onboard
17% larger display

Dell XPS 15 9575 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Display size
Dell XPS 15 9575
15.6-inch
Samsung Galaxy Book S
13.3-inch

Samsung Galaxy Book S Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book S is better than Dell XPS 15 9575.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Supports faster memory

Samsung Galaxy Book S supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9575. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9575.

Memory type and speed
Samsung Galaxy Book S - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
About 53% lighter

Samsung Galaxy Book S weighed 2.09 pounds, 53% lighter than the 4.36 pounds Dell XPS 15 9575.

WeightDell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Pound
4.36 lbs.
2.09 lbs.
Kilogram
1.98 kg
0.95 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9575 Price
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-8705G - AMD RX Vega M - 16GB - 256GB SSD
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-8705G - AMD RX Vega M - 16GB - 256GB SSD
By Dell
$899.95
Dell XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 15.6" FHD Touch InfinityEdge Touch, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8705G, Radeon RX Vega M, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro
Dell XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 15.6" FHD Touch InfinityEdge Touch, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8705G, Radeon RX Vega M, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro
By Dell
$799.95
Dell 130W USB-C/USB Type C Replacement AC Adapter for Precision 5530 2in1,XPS 15 2in1 9575, DP/N 0M0H25/M0H25, 0K00F5/K00F5,Model DA130PM170,HA130PM170
Dell 130W USB-C/USB Type C Replacement AC Adapter for Precision 5530 2in1,XPS 15 2in1 9575, DP/N 0M0H25/M0H25, 0K00F5/K00F5,Model DA130PM170,HA130PM170
By Dell
$47.77
$53.95 11% OFF
Samsung Galaxy Book S Price
Samsung - Galaxy Book S 13.3 inches Laptop 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD SM-W767VZAAVZW (Renewed)
Samsung - Galaxy Book S 13.3 inches Laptop 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD SM-W767VZAAVZW (Renewed)
By SAMSUNG
$322.84
SAMSUNG 15.6" Galaxy Book3 Business Laptop Computer/Windows 11 PRO/16GB - 256GB/ 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 processor, 2023 Model, NP754XFG-KB3US, Silver
SAMSUNG 15.6" Galaxy Book3 Business Laptop Computer/Windows 11 PRO/16GB - 256GB/ 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 processor, 2023 Model, NP754XFG-KB3US, Silver
By SAMSUNG
$609.99
$899.99 32% OFF
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Go Laptop Computer PC Power Performance 18-Hour Battery Compact Light Shockproof Design WFH Ready WiFi 5, Silver, 128GB
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Go Laptop Computer PC Power Performance 18-Hour Battery Compact Light Shockproof Design WFH Ready WiFi 5, Silver, 128GB
By SAMSUNG
$289.00

Availability

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Released20182019
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2018
  • Available on April 2018
  • Announced on August 08, 2019
  • Updated on May 29, 2020 (New Intel Processor model)
Pricing-
  • USD$999.99
    Snapdragon 8cx | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD.
  • CDN$1,299.99
    Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD.

Exterior

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Dimensions13.93 x 9.25 x 0.62 in (354 x 235 x 16 mm)
Width: 13.93” (354 mm)
Depth: 9.25” (235 mm)
Height: 0.62” (16 mm)
12.01 x 8.0 x 0.24 - 046 (305.2 x 203.2 x 6.2 - 11.8 mm)
Weight
  • 4.36 lb (1.97 kg)
  • 2.11 lbs (961g)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • 2.09 lbs (950g)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processors
Colors
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
  • Earthy Gold
  • Mercury Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit Mag-Lev keyboard, 0.7mm travel.
  • 4.13 x 3.14 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard
    The fingerprint sensor at the top right of the keyboard.
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    Clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch FHD touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 100% sRGB,400-nit brightness, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, 10-finger Touch Support, Multi-protocol Active Pen with Tilt support, Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4.
  • 15.6-inch 4K UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 100% AdobeRGB,400-nit brightness, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, 10-finger Touch Support, Multi-protocol Active Pen with Tilt support, Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4.
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Panel Type: TFT
  • 10-point multi-touch screen
  • Brightness: 350 - 600 nits

Ports

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Dell XPS 15 9575 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 
    (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3) supporting: Power Delivery, Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps bi-directional), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), Native DisplayPort 1.2 video output, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately).
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.1
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x microSD card reader
  • 1 x Noble lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button and indicator
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Nano SIM
  • 1 x MicroSDXC card reader (up to 1TB)
  • 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 65W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB Cache, 65W
  1. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx
    8 cores, 8 threads, 2.84 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
  2. Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology
    5 cores, 5 threads, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz, 4MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  1. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx
    Qualcomm® Adreno™ 680 GPU
  2. Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology
    Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
    64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
8GB LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics
  • Radeon™ RX Vega M GL Graphics
    4GB HBM2 graphics memory, 931 MHz up to 1,011 MHz, 20 Compute Units, 179.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, 1024 bit memory interface, H.264, H.265 (10-bit HEVC) hardware encode/decode.
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Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.
256GB, 512GB eUFS storage

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer® 1435-S
    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).
  • Intel® 8265
    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).
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz), 2x2)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processor
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth® v 5.0
More-
  • LTE (Cat 18)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • LTE (Cat 16)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processors
  • Nano SIM

Battery

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Size
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh
42Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours and 53 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel.
  • Up to 23 hours (Video Playback)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • Up to 1 hours (Video Playback)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processor
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 20VDC/6.50A.
25W USB-C Power Adapter.

Software

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
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Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Infrared camera
    340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.
1MP front-facing camera
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • Dual-array microphones
  • Stereo speakers: Sound by AKG
  • Speakers: 4 x 1.2 W
  • Immersive sound with Dolby Atmos® technology (Dynamic, Movie, Music, Game, Voice, and Personalize Modes)
  • Internal Dual Array Digital Mic

Misc

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
Sensors
  • Optional Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyroscope
  • eCompass/Magnetometer
  • Accelerometer/FFS
  • Fingerprint Sensor
  • Hall Sensor
  • Light Sensor (Keyboard Backlit on/off)
  • GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello with Infrared Camera
  • Noble lock slot
  • Windows Hello sign-in with fingerprint

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S
At Glance
Released in Early
2018
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.36 lb
1.98 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8705G
4C/8T, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
960
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,576
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 9575 Ports
AMD Radeon
RX Vega M GL
4GB HBM2
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.09 lb
0.95 kg
Up to
Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C/5T, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
773
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,703
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz
8GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book S

Dell has released the XPS 15 9575, a 15.6-inch machine, in early-2018. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8705G with a boost clock speed up to 4.10 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL with 4GB HBM2.

On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch Galaxy Book S was introduced by Samsung about a year later in mid-2019. It comes with up to 5-core Intel Core i5-L16G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.00 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors (64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 15 95751
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G81985.31%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G960100.00%
Samsung Galaxy Book S1
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx74277.29%
2
Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology77380.52%
0960

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 15 95751
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G3,11687.14%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G3,576100.00%
Samsung Galaxy Book S1
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx2,92681.82%
2
Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology1,70347.62%
03,576

The Dell XPS 15 9575 has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Book S. In addition, the Dell XPS 15 9575 weighs 4.36 lbs. about 108% heavier than the 2.09 lbs. Samsung Galaxy Book S. Moreover, measured at 13.93” x 9.25” x 0.62”, the Dell XPS 15 9575 is much bulkier than the Samsung Galaxy Book S at 12.01” x 8” x 0.46”.

Dell XPS 15 9575Samsung Galaxy Book S

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 15 9575 supports up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Samsung Galaxy Book S, it supports 8GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike Dell XPS 15 9575, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Furthermore, it also has an integrated storage module and has no M.2 slots for replacement.

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