Dell XPS 13 (9380) - Specs

  • AUO B133HAN-06VG6 (AUO5B2D)
  • Color accuracy  3.0  0.7
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 8000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x M.2 SSD PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe slot  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 16GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Linux
  • Battery
  • 52Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Aluminum, Carbon
  • Dimensions
  • 302 x 199 x 7.8 - 11.63 mm (11.89" x 7.83" x 0.31")
  • Weight
  • 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 2x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort, HDMI
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • Card reader
  • microSD (mSD/mSDHC/mSDXC)
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac (2x2)
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • 720p@30fps
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Digital-array microphones
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Dell XPS 13 (9380) series.

Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)

Dell XPS 13 (9380) in-depth review

Welcome, to the higher tier of the business notebook market. This is a place home to Apple MacBook Pros, Dell XPS, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbons and more chosen premium level devices. This is a very delicate area of the market because when you are ready to give that large of a buck you have a lot to desire. So, we have to be extra harsh on today's device - the Dell XPS 13 9380.Actually, it is not a lot different from its predecessor - the XPS 13 9370, as externally it looks exactly the same. However, the change lays in the internals - newer CPUs (Intel Whiskey Lake) a more orthodox camera po[...]

Pros

  • Astonishing battery life
  • Very thin profile
  • Satisfactory input devices (the keyboard is backlit)
  • Very high contrast, 94% sRGB coverage and accurate default settings (AUO B133HAN06VG6 (AUO5B2D))
  • Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjusment and reaches above 400 nits (AUO B133HAN06VG6 (AUO5B2D))
  • Charges via Type-C
  • Supports Thunderbolt
  • Blazing fast performance

Cons

  • Needs a dongle to expand the I/O
  • Gets pretty hot
  • Lowers its maximum brightness on battery power

Inside Dell XPS 13 9380 - disassembly and upgrade options

Read our Disassembly Guide