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SQ1 Surface Pro X vs. Dell XPS 13 9305: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for SQ1 Surface Pro X and Dell XPS 13 9305 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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SQ1 Surface Pro X Pros

Reasons that SQ1 Surface Pro X is better than Dell XPS 13 9305.

SQ1 Surface Pro X weighed 1.70 pounds, 41% lighter than the 2.84 pounds Dell XPS 13 9305.

Weight	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Pound	1.70 lbs.	2.84 lbs.
Kilogram	0.77 kg	1.29 kg

Dell XPS 13 9305 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9305 is better than SQ1 Surface Pro X.

2021 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9305 has a 57% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Microsoft SQ1 inside SQ1 Surface Pro X.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

SQ1 Surface Pro X - Microsoft SQ1

2,853

Dell XPS 13 9305 - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

Dell XPS 13 9305 supports a faster memory speed than the SQ1 Surface Pro X. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the SQ1 Surface Pro X.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 9305 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

SQ1 Surface Pro X - LPDDR4X

1,866 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between SQ1 Surface Pro X and Dell XPS 13 9305.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

SQ1 Surface Pro X

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 9305

16 GB

Prices

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

SQ1 Surface Pro X Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $419.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black By Microsoft $449.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) By Microsoft $799.99 $899.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 9305 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9305 Laptop - 13.3-inch FHD (1920x1080) Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6 with Service, Windows 11 Home - Silver By Dell $1,100.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9305 (Latest Model) 13.3-inch Laptop Intel Core i5-1135G7 11th Gen 256GB SSD 8GB RAM FHD 1080P Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $699.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9305 Laptop (2020) \| 13.3" FHD Touch \| Core i5 - 512GB SSD - 8GB RAM \| 4 Cores @ 4.2 GHz - 11th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $573.00	See at Amazon

Availability	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Released	2019	2021
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019	Available in February 2021
Pricing	Starting at 999$	-
Generations	2020 SQ2 Surface Pro X 2019 SQ1 Surface Pro X	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	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Dimensions	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) Width: 11.3” (287 mm) Height: 8.2” (208 mm) Thickness: 0.28” (7.3 mm)	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.31 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63mm)
Weight	1.70 lbs (774 g)	2.84 lbs (1.29 kg)
Colors	Matte Black	Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Size	13 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating	13.3-inch FHD 1920 x 1080 166 PPI 60Hz 1000:1 400 nits 100% sRGB 2.90 W Anti-glare Non-touch 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080 166 PPI 60Hz 1000:1 400 nits 100% sRGB 2.90 W Anti-glare Anti-reflective Touch support 13.3-inch 4K UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160 331 PPI 60Hz 1000:1 400 nits 100% sRGB 5.41 W Anti-glare Anti-reflective Touch support

Ports	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Image Source: Microsoft 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Nano SIM 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x lock slot 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Processor	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W	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	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,	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 LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SDRAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Rivet Killer AX1650W Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Rivet Killer AX1650W › Bluetooth 5.1
More	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 Assisted GPS and GLONASS support	-

Battery	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Size	38.2 Wh	52 Wh 4-cell smart lithium-ion
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage	Up to 12 hours on FHD panel
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	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
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	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing). 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video. 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video/4K video.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 4 digital array microphones

Misc	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	Surface Pro X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	30-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	-

Key Features	SQ1 Surface Pro X	Dell XPS 13 9305
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.8K 13” 1920p 60Hz Weight 1.70 lb 0.77 kg Powered By Microsoft SQ1 8C/8T, 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 727 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,853 Multi-Core With integrated Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.84 lb 1.29 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 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X