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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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Dell XPS 14 (2024) vs HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
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Products
Dell XPS 14 (2024)
HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
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Size14.5"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- XPS 14 (XPS9440) (Platinum - FHD/Non Touch/Ultra 7/16GB/512GB)
- XPS 14 (XPS9440-7134SLV-PUS) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Ultra 7/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 14 (XPS9440-7892SLV-PUS) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Ultra 7/RTX 4050/32GB/1TB)
- Spectre x360 14 (14-eu0013dx) (Nightfall Black - Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
Dell XPS 14 (2024)
HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
Although both are 14-inch Windows laptops available with Intel Meteor Lake CPUs, the Dell XPS 14 (2024) and the HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) are quite different. The XPS 14 is more of a thin and light workstation designed to handle more demanding workloads like programming and video editing on the go, while the Spectre x360 is a 2-in-1 ultraportable designed for light, general productivity tasks. In other words, you can get more performance out of the XPS 14. However, the Spectre x360 provides a better user experience, as its keyboard and touchpad are easier to use. The XPS 14 has a slightly sharper OLED panel option, but you have to pay extra for it, as the base display option is an FHD+ IPS panel, whereas the Spectre x360 comes with a 2.8k OLED at no additional cost.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
8.5
8.5
Battery
9.4
8.6
Touchpad
7.3
8.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
2 in 1
Build Quality
9.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
7.5
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
360°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
No
Portability
8.3
8.6
Dimensions Photo
Size
14.5"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
12.7" (32.2 cm)
12.4" (31.4 cm)
Depth
8.5" (21.6 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
80.6 in³ (1,321.5 cm³)
84.3 in³ (1,381.6 cm³)
Weight
3.6 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
Charger Size
5.2 in³ (84.8 cm³)
6.1 in³ (100.7 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
5.8
6.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
8.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
2880 x 1800
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
156 PPI
241 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
93%
84%
Refresh Rate
8.7
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Contrast
8.0
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,788 : 1
25,250 : 1
Brightness
8.3
7.8
Maximum Brightness
450 cd/m²
369 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
8.3
7.3
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
3.19%
4.59%
Indirect Reflections
1.96%
1.57%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.23%
3.02%
Black Uniformity
8.2
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.808%
0.207%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.7
6.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
5.37
2.44
Avg. Gamma
2.14
2.28
Avg. Color dE
3.3
4.56
Avg. Color Temperature
6,841.1 K
6,395.6 K
Color Gamut
8.3
9.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
98.36%
150.39%
sRGB uv
99.28%
144.13%
Adobe RGB xy
73.2%
94.56%
Adobe RGB uv
85.87%
97.88%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
73.03%
99.99%
DCI P3 uv
80.61%
99.99%
Rec. 2020 xy
52.46%
79.38%
Rec. 2020 uv
59.05%
82.85%
Flicker
10
7.2
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
480 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
7.7
8.1
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
69 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
31 gf
Pre-Travel
0.64 mm
0.92 mm
Total Travel
1.20 mm
1.30 mm
Touchpad
7.3
8.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
6.5
8.5
Size
18.0 in² (116.0 cm²)
19.5 in² (126.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.0
9.0
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
85 dB SPL
82 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.4 dB
5.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.1
1.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
349 Hz
240 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.6 dB
0.6 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.7
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
9.5
Resolution
1080p
4k
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
1
USB-C Ports
3
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core Ultra 7 155H
Core Ultra 5 125H
Core Count
16
14
Thread Count
22
18
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Arc Graphics
Arc Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
2 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
7,467 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
410 GB
457 GB
Drive 1
KIOXIA BG6 512 GB
SK Hynix PC801
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.3
9.1
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,757 points
1,638 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,577 points
8,563 points
GPU Compute
30,484 points
28,083 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.8
9.5
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,741 points
1,705 points
Multi-Thread
12,897 points
8,333 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.5
7.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.0 min
5.0 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.7
6.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
21,960
25,873
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.4
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,750.2 MB/s
1,739.5 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,668.6 MB/s
4,298.5 MB/s
Random Write Speed
94.4 MB/s
77.0 MB/s
Random Read Speed
49.6 MB/s
54.2 MB/s
Battery
9.4
8.6
Capacity
70 Wh
68 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
15.2 hrs
11.0 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
13.8 hrs
9.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.3 hrs
2.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.7 hrs
2.6 hrs
Borderlands 3
3.9
3.4
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
27 fps
22 fps
1% Low
11 fps
4 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
2 fps
1% Low Delta
51 ms
215 ms
0.1% Low Delta
297 ms
451 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
56 fps
49 fps
Civilization VI
6.3
5.8
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
42 fps
35 fps
1% Low
27 fps
23 fps
0.1% Low
25 fps
21 fps
1% Low Delta
14 ms
15 ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
18 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
103 fps
108 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.75 s
7.83 s
Counter-Strike 2
5.3
3.5
Avg. FPS
60fps
22fps
1% Low
18fps
10fps
0.1% Low
6fps
6fps
1% Low Delta
38 ms
58 ms
0.1% Low Delta
156 ms
114 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
78fps
44fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4.3
4.0
Avg. FPS
31 fps
27 fps
1% Low
15 fps
10 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
5 fps
1% Low Delta
36 ms
66 ms
0.1% Low Delta
93 ms
162 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
54 fps
45 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.8
7.9
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
26 °C (79 °F)
27 °C (80 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
36 °C (96 °F)
42 °C (108 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
44.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
7.9
9.2
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
70 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
12% loss
5% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
74 °C
74 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
MPP 2.0
Secondary Display
No
No
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