dell xps 13 review and buying guide

Dell is one of the biggest company in the world for its outstanding name and fame.Most of the people of the world are using dell pc and laptops because of the exceptional performance.The Dell XPS 13 is the flagship 13-inch laptop in Dell’s Ultrabook lineup, and for the past few years it’s been king of the small-form-factor laptops.This won’t be changing any time soon, since this

latest upgraded XPS 13 has once again set the benchmark for all other 13-inch Windows laptops. Featuring improved internal specifications plus a number of subtle but important design

tweaks, the XPS 13 is currently the best 13-inch laptop you can buy.

But if you’re a creative working in physical media then beware while the display is perfect for regular users and is super-attractive, its color gamut coverage remains leagues behind that of the

MacBook Pro.Things are getting even better for the Dell XPS 13 too, with Dell revealing at CES 2019 that it will be releasing a new model in January 2019 with the webcam positioned above the display rather than below it. So let's get started to see it's every pros and cons.

Pros

Centered webcam
Battery life better than ever
Beautiful optional 4K display
Beautiful design
Great audio
Comfortable keyboard
Solid performance

Cons

2019 update isn't huge
Expensive
No full-sized SD card reader or USB ports
Screen not ideal for artists

Dell XPS 13 – Design and build

This needless to say about it's design. At least you need to see some of the dell's xps color and design from your nearby shop or online or you tube video.At first glance the new Dell XPS 13 doesn’t look particularly different to its predecessor – the sleek design and InfinityEdge display are still present and correct. But upon closer inspection you’ll spot a few subtle, but positive, changes.

For starters, Dell has managed to reduce the already minuscule 5.6mm bezel around last year’s display to a meagre 4mm on the new XPS 13. It’s also moved the webcam to sit centrally below

the screen.

The placement doesn’t stop the webcam generally giving people a lovely shot of your nasal passages during video calls, but it does at least make you centrally framed, which is a minor improvement. Personally, I’d have also liked it if Dell had bump up the camera’s max resolution to 1080p, like the Surface Book’s, but using the XPS 13 as my main work laptop I didn’t have any huge issues with its max 720p resolution.

Fortunately a new model releasing in 2019 will have a new webcam positioned above the display without impacting the ultra-thin InfinityDisplay bezel as this will be the smallest webcam Dell

has made yet. I can’t comment on the new webcam’s quality yet though, having not yet being able to test it.

Up close you’ll see Dell has surrounded the keyboard and trackpad with a new woven glass-fibre finish.The upcoming ‘White Frost’ colour looks rather suave though, and it has released from February 2019.

Dell Xps 13 Specification

CPU 8th-gen Intel i5-8250U 8th-gen Intel i7-8550U

Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620

RAM LPDDR3 4-8GB Dual Channel SDRAM at 1866MHz LPDDR3 16GB Dual Channel SDRAM at 2133MHz

Storage 128GB SATA 256GB PCIe 512GB PCIe 1TB PCIe SSD

Display 13.3-inch 4K (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge touch display

13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge touch display

13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge non-touch

Connectivity 2 x Thunderbolt 3 with PowerShare

DC-In & DisplayPort

1 x USB-C 3.1 with PowerShare DC-In & DisplayPort

microSD card reader

Headset jack

Noble lock slot

Dimensions Height: 7.8 -11.6 mm

Width: 302 mm

Depth: 199 mm

Weight Starting at 1.21 kg

OS Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 Home

Ubuntu 16.04

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Dell XPS 13 – Keyboard and trackpad

The Keyboard of dell xps is lasts longer than any other laptop except apple. Dell has also worked to make some subtle improvements to the keyboard and trackpad. Specifically, the layout is a little more spaced out – although unless you place it side by side with last year’s model, you’re unlikely to notice a significant difference. However, the slightly more spacious keyboard is definitely more comfortable to type on, aided by the new, softer palm wrest.

Travel of the backlit chiclet keys isn’t the deepest you’ll find, but the keys offer decent feedback and have a nice tactile feel, which makes for an above-average typing experience that’s only beaten by the MacBook Pro. The MacBook features a custom Butterfly 2 keyboard which, although noisier, offers one of the best typing experiences you’ll find on any laptop.

The glass-coated touchpad isn’t as big as that of the Macbook Pro, but it’s about as large as Dell could make it considering the XPS 13’s dinky dimensions.

It’s one of the best you’ll find on a Windows laptop and is a close second to the MacBook Pro’s, which remains the best on the market. It’s wonderfully responsive and uniformly picks up multi touch commands without issue.

Dell XPS 13 – Display and audio

The Dell XPS 13 display looks so gorgeous. It's really awesome to play games,movies and videos.The new XPS screen has been completely revamped, with Dell now offering a 4K IGZO touch option. Sadly, I only got the chance to review the basic 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge

non-touch version, which from my testing seems to be pretty similar to its predecessor.

To the naked eye, the screen is a delight. The panel is pleasingly free of backlight bleed, is super-bright, and in general, colours look nicely vibrant without being overcooked.

The colorimeter screen readings matched my initial impressions. The 0.2691cd/m2 black level and 409.38cd/m2 white level add up to give the screen an excellent 1521:1 contrast ratio. The

6997K colour temperature is a smidgen cool compared to the 6500K ideal, but not to the point that many people will notice. All in all, you won’t have any issue using the screen for office work

or streaming video.

The InfinityEdge’s only downfall remains its creative colour gamut coverage. The 90% sRGB coverage is great for normal users, but the 65% Adobe RGB and 68.8% DCI-P3 won’t be good

enough for photographers, videographers or artists who physically print their work.

Dell XPS 13 – Performance

When it comes to performance, the big change in the new XPS is the move to Intel’s 8th-gen mobile processors, which according to Dell will offer up to 44% better performance. When buying