The cheapest Dell XPS 13 gets a 1920×1080-pixel Full HD display, while all the MacBooks get ‘Retina’ 2560×1600 screens. We also know, based on our 2016 model reviews, that the MacBook Pro has substantially faster storage than the Dell XPS 13.
The MacBook Pro now has Dell beat for memory speed as well, with all of its devices coming with 2133MHz memory as standard, where the XPS 13 only ships with 1866MHz memory. Graphics performance is also different, there’s a variety of Intel HD 620 up to Intel Iris 640 on the Dell XPS 13, whereas the MacBook Pro starts at Intel Iris 640 and goes up to Iris 650 on the high-end models. But the very top-end MacBook Pro is more powerful than the most powerful Dell XPS 13, with a maximum clock speed of 4GHz. The two machines use Intel’s latest Kaby Lake 7th-gen processors, but they each use slightly different models with different clock speeds.Īt the low end, the Dell is more powerful. Dell gives you two regular USB 3.0 ports along with a USB 3.1/Thunderbolt 3 ports and an SD card reader. You can plug the power adapter into any port and charge the device. In terms of ports, the MacBook 13-inch gets four USB 3.1/Thunderbolt 3 ports for powering high-end peripherals such as monitors and storage arrays. Although, based on our reviews of last year’s machines, it’s really not as useful as we’d hoped.
The more expensive 13-inch MacBook gets Apple’s clever Touch bar, which is a feature no other laptop on the planet has. It won’t be for everyone, but its a comfortable, accurate and responsive keyboard that’s hard to beat. The MacBook also gets Apple’s Force Touch tech, which simulates a physical click using haptic feedback and allows for pressure-sensitive interactions.Īpple’s Butterfly keyboard design makes a return and has been improved over last year’s model. The touchpad on the MacBook is substantially bigger than that on the XPS 13, which makes for much more comfortable gestures and swiping. The MacBook is also available in a Space Grey material, like the 12-inch MacBook. Apple has continued to use the tried and tested aluminium unibody design, while Dell has a metal body and lid with a wrist rest coated in carbon fibre. The materials used are different on each device. Rounded up to the nearest millimetre, both the XPS 13 and MacBook are the same thickness. The MacBook is slightly larger in terms of overall footprint as well, so side-by-side the Dell looks significantly smaller.
The Dell XPS 13 wins off the bat in terms of weight, coming in 170g lighter than both 13-inch MacBook Pro models. One thing that’s mostly the same between the two new MacBooks is the physical design, so this is a good place to start. MacBook Pro vs Dell XPS 13: Design and build Intel HD Graphics 620 or Intel Iris Graphics 640
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