Dell introduced the Snapdragon X Plus powered XPS 13 9345 laptop last month, and it is now available for purchase in China at a price of 11,999 yuan (approximately $1300 in the US).
The laptop’s body is crafted from aluminum, utilizing CNC precision cutting technology. It boasts a slim profile with a thickness of 14.8mm and a weight of just 1.17kg.
A Snapdragon-Powered Lightweight Device from Dell
When you open the lid, you’ll find a full-size keyboard, a seamless glass touchpad, and a smart touch function bar that can switch between function keys and media keys as needed.
This laptop features a 13.4-inch OLED touch display with a 2880×1800 resolution, supporting 400nits of brightness, a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and TÜV hardware for blue light reduction. For audio, it includes four speakers (two for low frequencies and two for high frequencies) and a 1080p webcam for video calls. The new chip also offers real-time noise reduction to enhance video call quality.
Powerful Internals
Internally, the laptop is powered by the newly released Arm-based Snapdragon X Plus chipset. This chipset includes 10 Qualcomm Oryon CPU cores, an integrated Adreno GPU that "delivers graphics-intensive presentations and entertainment," and the Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, which provides 45TOPS AI performance—reportedly the fastest NPU for laptops currently available.
The chipset emphasizes power-efficient operation, allowing the manufacturer to design such a lightweight laptop without the need for aggressive cooling or a large battery.
Memory and Connectivity
In terms of memory and storage, the laptop comes with 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM with speeds up to 8400MT/s, and a 1TB SSD. The storage can also be expanded up to 4TB.
The new XPS 13 laptop includes two Thunderbolt ports, one on each side.
