Dell XPS 16 9640, Ultra 7 165H RTX 4070
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Average of 4 scores (from 8 reviews)
Reviews for the Dell XPS 16 9640, Ultra 7 165H RTX 4070
Source: Ben G Kaiser
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/02/2024
Source: Expert Reviews
Does the XPS 13 Plus design heritage make the XPS 16 more than the sum of its impressive parts or are the new additions just some silliness designed to terrify the clergy? For me, it’s the former: I genuinely like all facets of the new design, but I can understand those who deem them change for the sake of change. If you want a laptop that is capable of acing intensive creative and productivity tasks, easily handling AAA games, functioning as a media machine par excellence and all the while looking like a design classic, the new XPS 16 is the laptop for you.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2024
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Dell XPS 16 (2024) excels beyond the XPS 14 by getting more from Intel’s Meteor Lake CPU and including a higher-end graphics chip. The 4K OLED display helps you extract the most from the chipset. It is genuinely impressive and excels in content creation, video and gaming. The latter is a real bonus with the RTX 4070 living up to its billing in this configuration. The revamped XPS design is a strong suit, with a sleek machine that’ll be at home in the office while rocking your favourite PC games in the evening. The keyboard won’t be for everyone though, and while the battery life is very good, it’s still not long enough to match the MacBook Pro. There may also be greater value from other manufacturers offering similar configurations. Nevertheless, this is a brave expression and expansion of the XPS range from Dell that makes it in the conversation for the best laptops around as well as a strong MacBook alternative.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: CNet
When I last looked at Dell's largest XPS laptop, it offered a traditional design centered on a 17-inch display powered by a 13th-gen Intel processor and RTX graphics. With this year's update, Dell has introduced a radical new design while slightly shrinking the display and making the requisite update to Intel's current Core Ultra CPUs. The Dell XPS 16 9640 features a 16.3-inch display that feels every bit as spacious as the previous 17-inch XPS 17 9730's while saving you a bit of travel weight. A bigger departure is the minimalistic design that features a borderless touchpad, a nearly flat keyboard with little to no spacing between the keys and a Function row that consists not of physical keys but touch-sensitive icons. The invisible touchpad is a cool trick, and thanks to its accurate and lively haptics, it's as fun to use as it is to look at.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/28/2024
Rating: Total score: 84%
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 04/26/2024
Source: USA Today
The Dell XPS 16 is a solid jack-of-all-trades. It’s attractive and enjoyable to use, scores well in benchmarks, and achieves over 12 hours of battery life per charge. The display is among the best available in any laptop and the speakers are equally excellent. Even its flaws are a matter of taste. Some shoppers will hate that it lacks USB-A ports and an Ethernet jack, but those who’ve come to terms with dongles will like that it has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one USB-C, and cutting-edge wireless connectivity. The capacitive touch function row will bother some, but others will prefer how it looks. Price is the biggest obstacle. The model we tested rang up at $2,900. That’s $900 more than a comparable Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 and similar to the Razer Blade 16. The XPS 16’s performance, though often close to these alternatives, falls behind them overall. Slim gaming laptops offer less battery life, however. That leaves the XPS 16 in a good spot. It’s not as portable as a thin-and-light productivity laptop, but faster.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/19/2024
Source: Hot Hardware
From productivity to gaming and everything in between, the Dell XPS 16 can do it all. This premium laptop has something for everyone starting with a solid-performing Intel Core Ultra 7 processor paired to a mid-tier discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, which can run most modern gaming titles smoothly, with high image quality settings with all the bells and whistles enabled. This should be appealing to mobile professionals, gamers and creatives alike. Dell also sweetens the deal with an agile SSD, beautiful OLED touch panel, and comfortable keyboard -- all contained in a relatively slim, premium chassis. The design of the keyboard deck might not be everyone’s cup of tea, with it's minimalist look and invisible touchpad, but after a while most users will likely get over the absence of a demarcated touchpad as it’s a relatively small issue.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/28/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: CNet France
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Dell XPS 16 OLED
The Dell XPS 16 RTX 4070 OLED carves a niche as a powerhouse laptop for creative professionals. It boasts a stunning OLED display, the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, and a sleek design that exudes elegance. This combination aims to deliver exceptional performance for tasks like photo and video editing, 3D rendering, and even some high-end gaming. The centerpiece of the XPS 16 is undoubtedly the captivating 16-inch OLED display. Dell offers two options: a UHD+ (3840 x 2400 pixels) resolution for exceptional clarity and a QHD+ (3200 x 2000 pixels) resolution that balances sharpness with battery life. Regardless of choice, OLED technology ensures vibrant colors, deep blacks, and excellent contrast ratios. This translates to a truly immersive viewing experience, perfect for photo and video editing, where accurate color reproduction is crucial. Additionally, the display boasts Dolby Vision HDR support, further enhancing the visual experience with brighter highlights and deeper shadows. Under the hood, the XPS 16 OLED packs the power to handle demanding creative workloads. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card is a significant leap forward in performance compared to previous generations. It excels at tasks like video editing, 3D rendering, and complex design projects. With features like DLSS 3.0, the RTX 4070 can even boost frame rates in supported creative applications, allowing for smoother workflows. Complementing the graphics card are powerful 14th Gen Intel Core processors, offering choices between i7 and i9 options. These processors deliver excellent multi-core performance, making multitasking and handling demanding applications a breeze. The XPS 16 comes equipped with 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, ensuring smooth performance even with large files and complex projects. Storage options range from 512GB to 2TB of PCIe NVMe SSDs, providing ample space for creative assets and project files.
The XPS 16 stays true to the series' reputation for premium design. The sleek aluminum chassis with a Platinum Silver finish exudes elegance and feels incredibly sturdy. The minimalist design language with a narrow bezel maximizes screen real estate while maintaining a compact footprint. The XPS 16 is available in both clamshell and 2-in-1 convertible formats, catering to different user preferences. The comfortable backlit keyboard and spacious precision touchpad ensure a smooth and efficient user experience. The XPS 16 is well-equipped in terms of connectivity. It features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, allowing for high-speed data transfer, external display connection, and even device charging. Additionally, it includes USB-A ports, an HDMI port, and an SD card reader for added versatility. Killer Wi-Fi 6E ensures a fast and stable wireless connection, crucial for seamless online collaboration and downloading large creative assets. As for battery, the included 86Wh battery and Dell's intelligent power management features should offer enough juice to get through a workday on a single charge. The Dell XPS 16 RTX 4070 OLED isn't for everyone. The premium price tag reflects its high-end components and design. It caters to creative professionals, content creators, and anyone who prioritizes a powerful and visually stunning machine for demanding creative workflows.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ultra 7 165H: A high-end Meteor Lake family chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 5.0 GHz and are HT-enabled while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The integrated AI Boost NPU offers two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. vPro Enterprise and business-centric features such as the Remote Platform Erase are onboard as well. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 28 W while its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 115 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.
In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.
For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.
88.5%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.
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