Dell XPS 13 (9350) Lunar Lake vs Dell XPS 13 (9345) Snapdragon X Elite: Do you want Qualcomm or Intel inside?

The Dell XPS 13 ( 9350 ) with Intel 's new Core Ultra 7 258V " Lunar Lake " processor is a rare opportunity to get almost perfectly identical laptops with different processors.

We pit the XPS13 with Qualcomm 's Snapdragon X Elite XIE-80-100 chipset against the Intel -based XPS .

The Qualcomm version has a lower starting price, so this category feels like a draw.

The XPS ( 9345 ) with a tandem OLED display covers an astounding 144.6% of the DCI-3 color gamut.

The Snapdragon XPS 13 only has the lead on peak brightness, hitting 455 nits compared to 357 nit maximum.

In an FHD -to-FHD display comparison, there are disappointingly bad LCD panels on both sides.

Intel Lunar Lake does have a multicore performance hit in favor of increased power efficiency.

The Intel XPS ( 9350 ) took 8 minutes and 17 seconds to compress the 4 K version of " Tears of Steel " into a 1080p 30fps format.

Both FHD Dell XPS 13 models will last a full work day , if not longer, in general use.

Intel puts up a solid fight with the FHD XPS13 ( 9350 ) FHD model, but the Qualcomm version offers 25 extra minutes of battery life.