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Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” and Dell XPS 15 9500 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Memory type and speed

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” weighed 2.62 pounds, 35% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9500.

Weight	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	2.62 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.19 kg	1.81 kg

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 130% 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 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”

16 GB

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

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” and Dell XPS 15 9500.

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Slots	x1	x2
Type	LPDDR4X	DDR4

Prices

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

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15” Price
	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	See at Amazon
	SAMSUNG 14" Galaxy Book4 Pro Laptop PC Computer, Intel Core 7 Ultra Processor 512GB, 3K AMOLED (2880 x 1800) Touchscreen, Advanced Security, 2024 Model, NP940XGK-KG1US, Moonstone Gray By SAMSUNG $1,449.99	See at Amazon
	SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Pro Intel Evo Platform Laptop Computer 15.6" AMOLED Screen 11th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor 16GB Memory 512GB SSD Long-Lasting Battery, Mystic Blue By SAMSUNG $999.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9500 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $664.69 $799.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch FHD+ Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10thGEn, I7-10750H (6-CORE) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $1,250.32	See at Amazon

Availability	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19) Announced on October 30, 2019	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	$1299.99 - i7 \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	Starting at $1,299.99
Generations	-	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	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Dimensions	14.02" x 8.98" x 0.59" (355.0 x 227.2 x 14.9 mm)	13.56 x 9.07 x 0.30 - 0.71 in (344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 - 18 mm) Width: 13.56” (344.40 mm) Depth: 9.07” (230.30 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.71” (7.70 - 18 mm)
Weight	2.62 lbs (1.19 kg) Integrated graphics model 2.77 lbs (1.26 kg ) Discrete graphics model	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors	Aura Silver	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Panel Type: QLED	15.6-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support, 4.41W. 15.6-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support, 10.4W.

Ports	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
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	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 1 x Onboard Memory 1 x SODIMM slot Memory Configurations Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Onboard Memory Speed: 3733 MHz	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	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	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	2

Connectivity	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)	Rivet Killer AX1650s 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) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 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)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth® v5.0	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	69.7 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	5 hours	Full HD+ model Up to 24 hours (productivity tasks). Up to 16 hours, 52 minutes (streaming Netflix). UHD+ model Up to 13 hours, 52 minutes (productivity tasks). Up to 8 hours, 27 minutes (streaming Netflix).
Power Supply	65W Power Adapter	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
OS	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	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	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Camera	HD front-facing camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	AKG Stereo Speakers Smart Amp (Max 5 W x 2) Internal Digital Mic	Realtek ALC3281-CG Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	TPM Fingerprint Reader	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15″ AC adapter (wall mount) Quickstart Guide (paper) Ejection pin	-
Warranty	1-year limited warranty	-

Key Features	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance	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	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6