Dell XPS 13 9300 Review: Best UltraBook in 2020

Dell XPS 13 9300 Review (2020)

The XPS 13 2-in-1 a notebook/tablet is hybrid. It was one of the first devices to hit the market featuring Intel's 10^th generation i6 CPUs. The performance was actually really good. But there are some issues with the functionality of the device, some things just didn't add up.

The standard XPS 13 that's updated for 2020 because last year Dell was offering come in lack CPUs performance on their standard. We're here to find out what's new with this Ultrabook and if it's worth the upgrade from something like a basic notebook or if you're actually shopping for a new ultra-book.

 

The first thing that I want to tackle is pricing for the new XPS 13 so it starts at $1,200 which isn't too bad. If you think about it when you are getting a premium build notebook with efficient specs, In this case, you get a core i5-1035G1 CPU featuring 4 cores and threads 8 gigabytes of RAM with wicked fast memory speeds a 256-gigabyte NVMe SSD and a Full HD plus non-touch display.

OUTSIDE DESIGN

In the outside design, Dell hasn't made any major changes to the XPS 13. This is still the best-looking Ultrabook that money can buy, crafted from aluminium and then polished by CNC. This is definitely something that you'll have to feel for yourselves in hand. It's really good.

Its hinge is excellent. It's nice and rigid. Even if you use it as a touchscreen, the screen doesn't wobble. Honestly, it's built like a tank and the little attention to details that Dell has nailed here.

The screen is non-magnetic which means if you close the notebook it does not stay flush. There is quite a bit of gap between the main body and the lid if you hold it in a vertical orientation this may or may not be a deal-breaker. Dell has expanded the keyboard edge to edge versus the small layout on last year's model.

SECURE AUTHENTICATION

In this Notebook, the power button also acts as a fingerprint reader. If you're looking for a secure authentication method to log into Windows. They made the trackpad slightly larger. It still got a glass surface paired with Windows position drivers. So, navigating through windows was a breeze.

SCREEN RESOLUTION

Screen resolution of the notebook is 1920 by 1200 which is perfect and that's due to these 16 by 10 aspect ratios. So that means you get more vertical screen real estate when you're working with different apps. In fact, if you edit photos this should be on the top of your list.

There is an ambient light sensor built-in that dynamically adjusts the brightness of the display depending on the exterior lighting conditions. The speakers are too expensive located on the side and they sound really good for a notebook. It should be fine for casual Skype calls or zoom meetings.

KEY FEATURES OF XPS 13:-

• OS: Window 10 Home or Pro Ubuntu 18.04
• Display: 13.4 -inches (16:10),  Full HD, non-touch, anti-glare, Full HD, touch, anti-reflective, 4K, touch, anti-Reflective,  Dolby Vision, 500 nits
• Processor: 10^th Gen Intel Core, i3-1005G1, i5-1035G1, i7-1065G7
• Graphics:  Intel UHD, Intel Iris Plus
• Memory: 4, 8, 16, or 32GB LPDDR4X (3733MHz)
• Front Camera: HD 720P (top bezel)
• Security: Windows Hello IR camera (face), Windows Hello fingerprint (power button)
• Battery: 52WHr
• Dimensions: Height: 14.8mm (0.58”) x Width: 295.7mm (11.64”) x Depth: 198.7mm (7.82”)

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PORTS AND BATTERY LIFE

You only get two USB type-c turn able three ports a headphone jack, a microSD card reader. The setup really depends on how you use your notebook on a regular basis. This notebook is geared for people who travel a lot and you know people who don't necessarily use a lot of those ports. The included power adapter is compact.

There's a little light at the front indicating the same thing. It's nice to touch also. It gives you a little indication as to how much battery life you have left. The battery life on the XPS 13 is outstanding.

This notebook has a 52-watt hour battery and it ended up lasting be longest among our other thin enlighten notebooks on our light load test. Refreshing in a Chrome web page for 15 seconds the notebook lasted for more than 11-hours which is just in Haley lives in areas.

PERFORMANCE:

The notebook has isolated core i7 CPU which is fast for a thin and light low power design. Especially, when it comes to single-threaded tests multi-core performance on either hand is a bit of a struggle. Especially compared to Intel's commonly used series offerings and that's because those CPUs are still banking on an old architecture with higher clock speeds.

Expert test it for gaming performance, they mention something very important the XPS 13 by no means is a gaming ultra-book, in fact, there are other options out there. Offering ice lake and comet Lake CPUs with discrete graphics like a GTX 1650 or 1660.

They'll give you much better frame rates but if you're just looking for like casual gaming maybe once in a while, this thing can handle a little bit of that.

CPU CLOCK SPEED

The CPU clock speeds start strong at 3.5 gigahertz on all course but naturally as the temperature rises the frequencies take a dip averaging between 2 to 2.5 gigahertz. Whenever the CPU temps hit 70 C the algorithm says ‘Hey I have thermal Headroom let's boost those clock speeds’ and it shoots up to 3 gigahertz.

On the basis of utilizing, both the CPU and GPU are on the same package. They contribute to the overall package power and temperatures that means the CPU clock speeds take a hit averaging around 1.4 to 1.6 gigahertz while maintaining temps around 73 degree Celsius.

BEST FEATURES:

• Fantastic design and build quality, this is the gold standard of ultrabooks
• Good Battery Life
• Reasonable Price
• Best Ultrabook in 2020
• Slim design
• Easily Hand able 

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