Dell XPS 13 9315 vs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
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Performance
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Gaming
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9315
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (91.3 vs 107.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Around 64% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~47%) battery – 75 against 51 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- 44% sharper screen – 243 versus 169 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
Dimensions | 295.4 x 199.4 x 13.99 mm 11.63 x 7.85 x 0.55 inches |
313.6 x 220.6 x 16.9 mm 12.35 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches |
Area | 589 cm2 (91.3 inches2) | 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.4% | ~82.2% |
Side bezels | 3.4 mm | 6.1 mm |
Colors | Blue, Burgundy | Blue, Green |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Noise level (max. load) | 39.6 dB | - |
Display
Size | 13.4 inches | 14 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
PPI | 169 ppi | 243 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Glossy |
Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 9315
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Contrast | 1165:1 | 1000000:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Adobe RGB profile | 71% | - |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 69% | 100% |
Response time | 31 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.55 V | - |
Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left, Right | Right |
Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
Cable length | 1 meters | - |
Weight of AC adapter | 200 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
Threads | 12 | 16 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
Type | Integrated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 5200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
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 | No | Yes |
Total slots | - | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC1319D | Realtek ALC3288 |
Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
Power | 4x2W | - |
Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Loudness | ~81.8 dB | - |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1 mm | 1.4 mm |
Size | 11.2 x 6.2 cm | 13.0 x 7.4 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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