Our quick take

Dell XPS 13 - 5.0 / 5

Design

  • Ports: 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 1x microSD card slot, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack Dimensions: 14.8mm x 296mm x 199mm / Weight: 1.2kgs External: ‘Platinum Silver’ aluminium shell 720p camera in top bezel

Keyboard & Trackpad

  • Full size backlit chiclet keyboard (1mm key travel) Built-in fingerprint scanner (in power key) Black carbon fibre composite palm rest Glass topped trackpad

Display

  • 13.4-inch panel with four-sided ‘InfinityEdge’ for minimal bezel Resolution 4K (UHD): 3840 x 2200 pixels Touchscreen control 500-nit brightness 16:10 aspect ratio

Performance

  • 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor (i7-1065G7) 16GB RAM (LPDDR4x) Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 512GB SSD storage 52WHr battery

  • 16GB RAM (LPDDR4x)

To recap

While other laptops tend to opt for ’normal’, the XPS series has always pushed itself to be a step ahead. Here the trim bezel makes for maximum screen impact, the widescreen ratio makes for a smaller footprint, while the carbon fibre composite ensures a really comfortable typing experience. Dell has once again proven it’s the laptop master.