LG - Gram Pro 17 (2024) vs Dell - XPS 16 (9650)

The XPS 16 (9650) edges ahead on the Mars Score (73.5 vs 76.7), but the 3.2-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the Gram Pro 17 (2024) 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 claimed battery life, refresh rate, screen size, among others.

Pick the XPS 16 (9650) if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are ram, battery, thunderbolt ports, among others.

Both ship with comparable storage, cpu cores, backlit keyboard, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.