Dell XPS 13 vs. MacBook Pro 13: Which Should I Buy?

Are you considering choosing between Dell XPS and MacBook Pro? In this post, MiniTool Partition Wizard talks about Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro in 13" models. You can make a buying decision after reading this post.

Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro Specs

Both Dell XPS and MacBook Pro are high-performance laptop series for high-end users. Some people may wonder how to choose between them. Before making a buying decision, please read Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro specs first.

Note: Dell XPS has 13-inch laptops, 15-inch laptops, and 17-inch laptops while MacBook Pro has only 13-inch and 16-inch laptops. In this post, I will only compare Dell XPS 13 vs MacBook Pro 13. In addition, in this comparison, I will also not mention XPS 13 Touch and 2-in-1 models.

Dell XPS 13 vs MacBook Pro 13 Specs (June 8, 2021)

	XPS 13		MacBook Pro 13
	XPS 13 Laptop	New XPS 13	With Apple Chip	With Intel Chip
CPU	i3-1115G4 (6MB Cache, up to 4.1 GHz) i5-1135G7 (8MB Cache, up to 4.2 GHz) i7-1165G7 (12MB Cache, up to 4.7 GHz)	i3-1115G4 (6MB Cache, up to 4.1 GHz) i5-1135G7 (8MB Cache, up to 4.2 GHz) i7-1185G7 (12MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz)	Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine	2.0GHz quad-core 10th-gen i5 CPU
RAM	8GB/16GB 4267MHz LPDDR4x Memory Onboard		8GB unified memory	16GB memory
Storage	256/512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	256/512GB SSD storage	512GB/1TB SSD storage
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics with shared graphics memory Intel Iris Xe Graphics		—	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Display	13.3″ FHD InfinityEdge Non-Touch/Touch Display	4″ FHD+ InfinityEdge Non-Touch Anti-Glare 500-Nit Display 4″ FHD+/UHD+ InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 500-Nit Display 13.4″ OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 400-Nit Display	Retina display with True Tone
Ports	1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C and 2x Thunderbolt 4	2x Thunderbolt 4	Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports	Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
Price	$799 – $1219	$949 – $2359	$1299 – $1499	$1799 – $1999
Warranty	1 year (you can extend to 4 years)		1 year (you can extend to 3 years)

As you can see Dell New XPS is more expensive then Dell XPS but there is no big component or craft difference between. Therefore, I will recommend you to buy ordinary Dell XPS laptops for high cost performance if you don’t pursuit better displays.

Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro Summary

After reading the above Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro specs and price, you can see MacBook Pro is more expensive then Dell XPS.

For example, the price of MacBook Pro 13 with 10th-gen Intel i5 CPU, Intel Iris Plus GPU, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD is $1799. The price of Dell XPS 13 with i7-1165G7 CPU, Intel Iris Xe GPU, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD is $1119. To my mind, the price gap is a little big and I will choose Dell XPS.

Of course, some people may like to choose MacBook Pro for the following reasons:

The Retina display with True Tone allows users to pick between a Full HD screen for longer battery life and a 4K screen for gorgeous image quality, and gives users the option to have the system automatically adjust the panel’s white balance based on ambient lighting.
They need software offered by MacOS.

In a word, you can choose between them according to your needs.

Is MacBook Pro 13 with Apple M1 chip worth buying? Apple M1 chip is an ARM-based CPU and it has powerful performance. The reason why this model is cheaper is that most programs don’t support the ARM architecture. If Apple has built good ARM software environment, it may raise the price of this model.

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