Dell XPS 16 (9640)
$1,899Released 2024
Pros
- Premium CNC aluminum chassis with edge-to-edge keyboard
- Optional 4K OLED touch display available
- Powerful Core Ultra and RTX 4050-4070 GPU options
- Large 99.5 Wh battery
- Three Thunderbolt 4 ports
Cons
- No USB-A, HDMI, or SD card slot
- Capacitive touch function row is divisive
- Invisible haptic trackpad takes adjustment
- Heavy and runs hot under load
- Mediocre battery life with discrete GPU
Full Specifications
| Spec | Dell XPS 16 (9640) |
|---|---|
| Software | Windows 11 Home |
| Body | |
| Weight | 2.13 kg |
| Material | CNC aluminum and carbon fiber |
| Dimensions | 358.1 x 240.1 x 18.7 mm |
| Ports | |
| SD card | |
| Thunderbolt ports | 3 |
| Battery | |
| Battery life | Up to 13 hours mixed use |
| Capacity | 99.5 Wh |
| Display | |
| Size | 16.3 inches |
| Type | InfinityEdge IPS non-touch |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz |
| Brightness (nits) | 500 |
| Storage | |
| SSD | 512 GB NVMe |
| Expandable storage | |
| Keyboard | |
| Backlit | |
| Processor | |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR5x |
| Cores | 16-core (6P+8E+2LPE) |
| Chipset | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
Compare Dell XPS 16 (9640) with…
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Gen 9
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Acer Aspire 5 (2024)
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Acer Nitro V 15
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024)
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024)
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs HP Envy 16 (2024)
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Apple MacBook Air 13" M4
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Acer Predator Triton 14 (2024)
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs HP EliteBook 840 G11
- Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Apple MacBook Air 15" M4