Dell XPS 13 review: This compact powerhouse packs marathon battery and Snapdragon's punch Dell XPS 13 with Snapdragon X Elite is a sleek, ultra-portable laptop that nails performance and battery life.

Dell's XPS 13 (2024) is one of my favourite laptop designs and sports surprisingly good battery life, but it's far from perfect.

The Dell XPS 13 with Intel Core Ultra 7 256V sports a unique design you’ll either love to hate or hate to love.

Like its Dell XPS 13 Plus and Dell XPS 14 predecessors, it has a flush, lattice-like keyboard with a seamless haptic touchpad in the palm rest.

Dell’s XPS 13 and 14 are stylish, portable and powerful. You’ll have to get used to some of its design quirks, though, and it’s far pricier than older models.

The second iteration of the Dell XPS 13 Plus changes very little from the original, but sports an upgraded 13th-gen Intel CPU that can breeze through productivity multitasking with ease.

Dell’s latest XPS 13 is as powerful and beautiful as it has been in years past. It even fixes the cooling and (to an extent) battery life problems that plague the more expensive OLED XPS 13 Plus.

Dell sells the XPS 13 2-in-1 in a variety of configurations, starting at $1,049, but that does not get you the keyboard folio, which is a $100 add-on. You definitely want the keyboard, too.

Great power, aesthetics, and screen options, but the Dell XPS 13 Plus is a risky ultraportable that falls short of expectations in several key departments.

Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 ... Keyboard and kickstand sins But configured as closely as possible, there's a pretty big price difference.

The Dell XPS 13 Plus is a premium laptop with a redesigned keyboard, trackpad and interior, making it faster and easier to use. It’s a plus package that’s worth the plus price.

The XPS 13 9315 (right) has a bigger battery than the XPS 13 9305 (left) or 9310 (center) despite weighing less. Each XPS laptop's battery is outlined in yellow.