Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) vs Dell - XPS 13 (9350)
Between the Surface Laptop 7 (15) and XPS 13 (9350), the Surface Laptop 7 (15) comes out ahead in refresh rate and battery, while the XPS 13 (9350) wins on panel type and weight. Overall, the Surface Laptop 7 (15) scores 61.7 and the XPS 13 (9350) scores 54.7 on our Mars Score.
Which should you buy?
The Surface Laptop 7 (15) edges ahead on the Mars Score (61.7 vs 54.7), but the 7.0-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.
Pick the Surface Laptop 7 (15) if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are refresh rate, battery, screen size, among others.
Pick the XPS 13 (9350) if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. Its strongest claims are panel type, weight.
Both ship with comparable ram, storage, cpu cores, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.
Bottom line: the Surface Laptop 7 (15) is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.
Why Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) wins
- ▲Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
- ▲Battery — 20.00% more. 66 Wh vs 55 Wh.
- ▲Screen size — 11.94% more. 15 " vs 13.4 ".
- ▲Claimed battery life — 10.00% more. 22 h vs 20 h.
Why Dell - XPS 13 (9350) wins
- ▲Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
- ▲Weight — 0.47 kg less. 1.19 vs 1.66.
Spec comparison
Design
| Spec | Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) | Dell - XPS 13 (9350) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 1.66 kg | 1.19 kglead |
| Thickness | 18.29 mm | 14.8 mmlead |
| Build material | aluminum | aluminum |
| Backlit keyboard | true | true |
| Fingerprint reader | true | true |
Display
| Spec | Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) | Dell - XPS 13 (9350) |
|---|---|---|
| Screen sizeⓘ | 15 "lead | 13.4 " |
| Refresh rateⓘ | 120 Hzlead | 60 Hz |
| Panel typeⓘ | IPS | OLEDlead |
Performance
| Spec | Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) | Dell - XPS 13 (9350) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 | Snapdragon X Elite |
| CPU cores | 12 | 12 |
| GPUⓘ | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno |
| RAMⓘ | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storageⓘ | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage typeⓘ | SSD | SSD |
Battery & Ports
| Spec | Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) | Dell - XPS 13 (9350) |
|---|---|---|
| Batteryⓘ | 66 Whlead | 55 Wh |
| Claimed battery life | 22 hlead | 20 h |
| USB-C ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt portsⓘ | 0 | 0 |
| HDMI | false | false |
Frequently asked
Which has better battery life, Surface Laptop 7 (15) or XPS 13 (9350)?+
Surface Laptop 7 (15) claims up to 22 hours — 22h vs 20h.
Which is lighter, Surface Laptop 7 (15) or XPS 13 (9350)?+
XPS 13 (9350) is lighter at 1.19 kg vs 1.66 kg.
Which has an OLED display, Surface Laptop 7 (15) or XPS 13 (9350)?+
XPS 13 (9350) has an OLED display; Surface Laptop 7 (15) uses IPS.
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