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Surface Laptop 4 13.5” vs. Dell XPS 13 9310: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Laptop 4 13.5” and Dell XPS 13 9310 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is better than Dell XPS 13 9310.

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 13.5” has a 8% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9310.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition

6,365

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 5-4680U Microsoft Surface Edition

4,614

Dell XPS 13 9310 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1145G7

4,450

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell XPS 13 9310 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell XPS 13 9310 - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

Dell XPS 13 9310 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9310 is better than Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Dell XPS 13 9310 weighed 2.64 pounds, 6% lighter than the 2.79 pounds Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Weight	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Pound	2.79 lbs.	2.64 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.20 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 4 13.5” and Dell XPS 13 9310.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 4 13.5”

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9310

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9310 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 256GB Solid State Drive - Windows 10 Pro (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $478.80	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, 13.5-Inch Touchscreen, Intel i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Platinum, (Renewed) By Microsoft $515.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $949.00 $1,699.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 9310 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9310 Laptop - 13.4-inch OLED 3.5K (3456x2160) Touchscreen Display, Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512G SSD, Iris Xe Graphics, 1-Year Premium Support, Windows 11 Home - White By Dell $1,211.00 $1,449.97 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9310 Touchscreen Laptop 13.4 inch FHD+ Thin and Light. Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, 2Yr OnSite, 6 Months Migrate – Silver By Dell $969.88 $1,039.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 Thin & Light Business Laptop (13.4" FHD+, Intel 10-Core i7-1250U, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD), Long Battery Life, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Backlit, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6E, IST HUB, Win 11 Pro By Dell $1,249.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021	-
Pricing	$999.99 AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Platinum Only $1,199.99 AMD Ryzen 5 16GB 256GB Platinum Only $1,299.99 Intel Core i5 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB $2,299.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only	999.99$ - Intel Core i3 \| 8GB \| 256 GB \| FHD+ Non-touch 1,099.99$ - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB \| 256 GB \| FHD+ Touch 1,499.99$ - Intel Core i7 \| 8GB \| 512 GB \| FHD+ Touch 1,899.99$ - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB \| 512 GB \|UHD+ Touch
Applicable Models	-	Dell XPS 13 Dell XPS 13 (late 2020) Dell XPS 13 9310 Dell XPS 13 with 11th Gen Intel G-Series processors
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333

Exterior	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Dimensions	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)	11.64” x 7.82” x 0.58” (295.65 x 198.68 x 14.8mm)
Weight	2.84 lb (1,288 g) Sandstone and Matte Black 2.79 lb (1,265 g) Cobalt Blue and Platinum	2.64 lbs (1.20 kg) Non-touch models. 2.80 lbs (1.27 kg) Touch models.
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sandstone Alcantara Ice Blue Platinum	Platinum silver exterior, black interior Frost exterior, arctic white interior
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	Keyboard Black Backlit English Keyboard with Fingerprint Reader. Touchpad 4.42 x 2.53 in (112.30 mm x 64.15 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Size	13.5 Inches	13.4 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated	13.4-inch FHD+ touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, 2.90 W, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.4-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 500 nits, 2.90 W, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen 3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 90% DCI-P3, 500 nits, 6.6 W, Anti-reflective, Touch support.

Ports	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	Image Source: Dell Left (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x microSD card slot Right (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.10 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X Memory On-board
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Intel 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) Rivet Killer 500s DBS Up to 1774 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 Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Size	45.8 Wh	52 Wh (4-cell smart lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 5 models. Up to 17 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i5 models.	Up to 14 hours of battery life Steaming videos on FHD+ models. Up to 8 hours and 12 minutes of battery life Steaming videos on 4K+ models.
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

Software	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack with 360-degree Waves NX 3D virtual surround with head-tracking via headphones Dual microphone array powered by Waves MaxxVoice Pro supporting VoIP – Cortana Farfield capable

Misc	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Fingerprint reader Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost	-
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 4 13.5”	Dell XPS 13 9310
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.79 lb 1.27 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,404 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Late 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 13.4” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.64 lb 1.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,374 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,487 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X