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Dell XPS 13 Plus (9320 Haptic Glass Pioneer) vs Apple MacBook Air (Original Envelope Launch)
Compare processor microarchitectures, maximum GPU TGP, display color accuracy, RAM upgradability, and battery Watt-hours with automated win badge analysis.
Slot 1 • Dell2022
Dell XPS 13 Plus (9320 Haptic Glass Pioneer)
13.4" OLED • 1.23 kg • x86_64
Slot 2 • Apple2008
Apple MacBook Air (Original Envelope Launch)
13.3" TFT LCD • 1.36 kg • x86_64
Reasons to Choose Dell XPS 13 Plus (9320 Haptic Glass Pioneer)
- ✓Lighter Chassis (1.23 kg vs 1.36 kg)
- ✓Thinner Profile (15.28 mm vs 19.3 mm)
- ✓Higher Peak Brightness (400nits vs 300nits)
- ✓Larger Battery Capacity (55Wh vs 37Wh)
- ✓Higher Charger Wattage (60W vs 45W)
- ✓Higher Max GPU TGP (28W vs 15W)
- ✓More M.2 Expansion Slots (1slots vs 0slots)
- ✓More Thunderbolt Ports (2ports vs 0ports)
Reasons to Choose Apple MacBook Air (Original Envelope Launch)
No definitive numeric hardware metric wins recorded against rival.
01.Platform & Compute Subsystem
Processor architecture, graphics envelope, and power ceilingProcessor / SoC
Intel Core i7-1280P (Alder Lake 28W TDP, Intel 7 process)
Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom 65nm, 4MB L2 cache)
CPU Core Architecture
14-core / 20-thread (6 Performance + 8 Efficient cores)
2-core / 2-thread (1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz)
ISA Architecture
x86_64
x86_64
Graphics Hardware
Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 execution units @ 1.45 GHz)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA X3100 (144MB shared)
Maximum Graphics TGP
28 W+13 W
15 W
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
02.Memory & Storage Upgradability
RAM capacity, SODIMM vs soldered, and NVMe expansionRAM Capacity Options
16 GB / 32 GB LPDDR5 (Soldered)
2 GB (Soldered onboard)
RAM Technology / Speed
LPDDR5-5200 MHz dual-channel
DDR2-667 MHz SDRAM
RAM Upgradability
Soldered Onboard
Soldered Onboard
RAM Sockets / Form Factor
Soldered Onboard
Soldered Onboard (Non-upgradable)
M.2 SSD Expansion Slots
1 Slot+1 slots
0 Slots
Storage Bus & Architecture
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD slot
1.8-inch Parallel ATA (ZIF connector drive bay)
03.Display & Color Accuracy
Panel technology, screen resolution, refresh rate, and luminancePanel Technology
OLED
TFT LCD
Screen Diagonal Size
13.4 inches
13.3 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Resolution
3456 × 2160 px (3.5K OLED Touch, DisplayHDR 500)
1280 × 800 px (113 ppi)
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Color Gamut Coverage
100% DCI-P3, 100,000:1 contrast ratio
65% sRGB
Peak Brightness
400 nits+100 nits
300 nits
04.Chassis, Thermals & Battery
Enclosure weight, profile thickness, battery capacity, and chargingChassis Weight
1.23 kg-0.13 kg lighter
1.36 kg
Chassis Thickness
15.28 mm-4.02 mm lighter
19.3 mm
Chassis Materials
CNC-machined aluminum with capacitive LED touch function row and seamless glass haptic touchpad
Precision CNC-machined aluminum unibody enclosure
Cooling Solution
Upgraded dual larger fans providing 55% more airflow without raising noise
Single ultra-slim centrifugal blower with copper heatpipe
Battery Capacity
55 Wh+18 Wh
37 Wh
Bundled Charger Wattage
60 W+15 W
45 W
USB-C Power Delivery
Yes
No
05.I/O Ports & Connectivity
High-speed buses, external display outs, and media card readersPort Complement
2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C with DisplayPort and Power Delivery)
1x USB 2.0 (flip-down door), Micro-DVI video out, 3.5mm analog headphone jack, MagSafe power port
Thunderbolt Ports
2x Thunderbolt+2 ports
None
HDMI Revision
None (Type-C to HDMI adapter required)
Micro-DVI to DVI / Micro-DVI to VGA adapter
Card Reader
None Reader
None Reader
3.5mm Headphone Jack
❌ Absent
✅ Present
Wireless Networking
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E 1675 (AX211) 2x2, Bluetooth 5.2
AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/draft-n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR