MacBook Air 13” 2019 vs. Dell XPS 13 9370: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between MacBook Air 13” 2019 and Dell XPS 13 9370, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2019 is better than Dell XPS 13 9370.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Dell XPS 13 9370 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9370 is better than MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-8550U inside Dell XPS 13 9370 has a 75% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 13 9370 - Intel Core i7-8550U
2,557
Dell XPS 13 9370 - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
MacBook Air 13” 2019 - Intel Core i5-8210Y
1,455

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Air 13” 2019 and Dell XPS 13 9370.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
MacBook Air 13” 2019
16 GB
Dell XPS 13 9370
16 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Price
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$360.00
$379.00 5% OFF
2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$384.00
Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed)
Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$423.69
Dell XPS 13 9370 Price
Dell XPS 9370 13.3in 4K UHD Touchscreen Laptop PC - Intel Core i7-8550U 4.0GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro - Silver (Renewed)
Dell XPS 9370 13.3in 4K UHD Touchscreen Laptop PC - Intel Core i7-8550U 4.0GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro - Silver (Renewed)
By Dell
$604.68
Dell XPS 13 9370 13.3-inch 4K Ultra HD Touchscreen Laptop Computer, Intel Core i5-8250U 1.60GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum Silver (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9370 13.3-inch 4K Ultra HD Touchscreen Laptop Computer, Intel Core i5-8250U 1.60GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum Silver (Renewed)
By Dell
$403.26
Dell XPS 13 9370 Laptop 4k Ultra HD Touchscreen Notebook PC, Intel Core i7-8550U Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB SSD, Webcam, WiFi & Bluetooth, Thunderbolt, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9370 Laptop 4k Ultra HD Touchscreen Notebook PC, Intel Core i7-8550U Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB SSD, Webcam, WiFi & Bluetooth, Thunderbolt, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
By Dell
$549.00

Availability

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Released20192018
Release Date
  • Available on June 27, 2019
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Pricing
  • $1,099
    Intel Core i5 8210Y | 8GB RAM | 128GB SSD
  • $1,299
    Intel Core i5 8210Y | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
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Generations

Exterior

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Dimensions11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x  212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm)11.88 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)
WeightStarting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)2.8 lb (1.27 kg)
Colors
Gold Space Gray Silver
  • Rose Gold
    with black carbon fiber palm rest.
  • Platinum silver
    with black carbon fiber palm rest.
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Size13.3 Inches13.3 Inches
InfoRetina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • True Tone technology
  • 13.3-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, Non-touch support.
  • 13.3-inch 4K UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, Touch support.

Ports

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Dell XPS 13 9370 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
Dell XPS 13 9370 Ports - Left
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x lock slot
    Noble lock slot
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps)
Right (3)
Dell XPS 13 9370 Ports - Right
Image Source: Dell
  • 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

Internal Specs

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 7W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 617
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
  • 4GB 8GB
    1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
  • 16GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
Discrete GraphicsSupport for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)-
Storage
128GB 256GB
Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
    PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Killer 1435 Wi-Fi
Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
BluetoothBluetooth 4.2 wireless technologyBluetooth 4.2

Battery

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Size49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 12 hours wireless web
  • Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
  • Up to Up to 19 hours, 46 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel
Power Supply30W USB‑C Power Adapter45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.

Software

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
OSShipped with macOS Mojave
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Camera720p FaceTime HD cameraFront-facing camera
Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Three microphones
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable

Misc

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader.​​
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • Noble lock slot
In the box
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.-
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz
    • Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz
     
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

MacBook Air 13” 2019Dell XPS 13 9370
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.75 lb
1.25 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C/4T, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
728
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,455
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 617
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Up to
16GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Released in Early
2018
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 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
2133 MHz DDR3
Dell XPS 13 9370 Ports

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