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Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 vs Dell - XPS 13 (9350)

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ThinkPad P1 Gen 7LENOVORENDER
Probe A
Lenovo
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
73.9/ 100B
Performance65· 35%
Battery & Ports88· 27%
Design· 20%
Display70· 18%
XPS 13 (9350)DELLRENDER
Probe B
Dell
XPS 13 (9350)
54.7/ 100D
Performance53· 35%
Battery & Ports60· 27%
Design· 20%
Display48· 18%
Quick verdict

Between the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 and XPS 13 (9350), the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 comes out ahead in ram and storage, while the XPS 13 (9350) wins on claimed battery life and weight. Overall, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 scores 73.9 and the XPS 13 (9350) scores 54.7 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 19.2 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. The biggest gaps in its favor are ram, storage, refresh rate, among others.

Pick the XPS 13 (9350) 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 claimed battery life, weight.

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

Bottom line: the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins

  • RAM — 100.00% more. 32 GB vs 16 GB.
  • Storage — 100.00% more. 1024 GB vs 512 GB.
  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
  • Battery — 63.64% more. 90 Wh vs 55 Wh.
  • CPU cores — 33.33% more. 16 vs 12.
  • Screen size — 19.40% more. 16 " vs 13.4 ".
  • Thunderbolt ports — 2.00 more. 2 vs 0.

Why Dell - XPS 13 (9350) wins

  • Claimed battery life — 66.67% more. 20 h vs 12 h.
  • Weight — 0.67 kg less. 1.19 vs 1.86.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7Dell - XPS 13 (9350)
Weight1.86 kg1.19 kglead
Thickness17.7 mm14.8 mmlead
Build materialcarbon-fiberaluminum
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7Dell - XPS 13 (9350)
Screen size16 "lead13.4 "
Refresh rate120 Hzlead60 Hz
Panel typeOLEDOLED

Performance

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7Dell - XPS 13 (9350)
CPUIntel Core Ultra 9 185HSnapdragon X Elite
CPU cores16lead12
GPUNVIDIA RTX 4070 LaptopQualcomm Adreno
RAM32 GBlead16 GB
Storage1024 GBlead512 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7Dell - XPS 13 (9350)
Battery90 Whlead55 Wh
Claimed battery life12 h20 hlead
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports2lead0
HDMItrueleadfalse
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 or XPS 13 (9350)?+

XPS 13 (9350) claims up to 20 hours — 12h vs 20h.

Which is lighter, ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 or XPS 13 (9350)?+

XPS 13 (9350) is lighter at 1.19 kg vs 1.86 kg.

Which has more RAM, ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 or XPS 13 (9350)?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 offers 32GB of RAM.

Which has an OLED display, ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 or XPS 13 (9350)?+

Both have OLED displays.

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