Dell XPS 13 (2026) vs Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 (2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 39% sharper screen – 225 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (92.4 vs 111.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
- Around 26% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~25%) battery – 65 against 52 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 296.9 x 200.66 x 12.7 mm 11.69 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches |
318.9 x 225.1 x 11.8-16.9 mm 12.56 x 8.86 x 0.46-0.67 inches |
| Area | 596 cm2 (92.4 inches2) | 718 cm2 (111.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~87.4% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 4.1 mm | 8.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.7 dB | 38.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 225 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 (2026)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1600:1 | 1040:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 55.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 87.6% | 38.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.2% | 36.8% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 17 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.7 V | - |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 166 grams | 318 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2500 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | - |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 541 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | CirrusLogic CS42L43 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x3W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~85.9 dB | ~78.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 0.8 mm | - |
| Size | 11.8 x 6.8 cm | 12.6 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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