Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra vs Dell XPS 16 (2026)

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU
GPU
Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra and Dell XPS 16 (2026) important characteristics
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)

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VS
29.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra
  • Can run popular games at about 282-384% higher FPS
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 90% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 80.2 against 70 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 16 (2026)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs)
Dimensions 356.9 x 248 x 15.4 mm
14.05 x 9.76 x 0.61 inches
352.58 x 237.47 x 14.62 mm
13.88 x 9.35 x 0.58 inches
Area 885 cm2 (137.1 inches2) 837 cm2 (129.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.9% ~88.7%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 4 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 48.5 dB 48.6 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
PPI 212 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 2000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 85.3% 67.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 66.2%
Response time 1 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.49 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 100 / 140 W 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 353 grams 334 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 90 W 25 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2450 MHz
FLOPS 15.3 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 16
GPU performance 15.3 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3345 -
Solar Bay 48191 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 4x4 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - CirrusLogic CS42L43
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power - 2x2W, 2x3W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~85.6 dB ~85.3 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 0.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 14.9 x 10.4 cm 15.0 x 9.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
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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