Dell XPS 14 (DA14260, 2026) vs Apple MacBook Air 13/15-inch (M5, 2026)

Dell XPS 14 (DA14260, 2026)

Dell XPS 14 (DA14260, 2026)

vsApple MacBook Air 13/15-inch (M5, 2026)

Apple MacBook Air 13/15-inch (M5, 2026)

Dell XPS 14 (DA14260, 2026)Apple MacBook Air 13/15-inch (M5, 2026)
CPUIntel Core Ultra X7 358H (16 cores, up to 4.8GHz) on listed config; Core Ultra Series 3 familyApple M5 (10-core: 4 super + 6 efficiency)
GPUIntel Arc graphics (12 Xe cores per Dell)8 or 10-core (13-inch), 10-core (15-inch), Neural Accelerator in each core
RAM32GB LPDDR5x up to 9600 MT/s (listed config)16GB, up to 32GB unified (soldered), 153GB/s
Storage1TB M.2 2230 Gen4x4 TLC SSD (listed config)512GB to 4TB SSD
Display14.0-inch 2K LCD 1920x1200, 1-120Hz, 500 nits (non-touch) or 2.8K 2880x1800 tandem OLED touch (UK page: 20-120Hz, 400 nits)13.6-inch 2560x1664 or 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina, 500 nits
Battery3-cell 70Wh; Dell cites up to 27h Netflix streaming / 40h+ local video (Dell tests)Up to 18h video streaming (Apple figure); 53.8Wh (13-inch)
Weight1.36kg (OLED) / 1.38kg (LCD) starting1.23 kg (13-inch) / 1.51 kg (15-inch)
Dimensions309.52 x 209.71 x 14.62mm (OLED) / 15.20mm (LCD)—
Ports3x Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort 2.1, Power Delivery), universal audio jack2x Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, 3.5mm jack
WirelessIntel Wi-Fi 7 BE211 2x2, Bluetooth 6.0Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 (Apple N1)
ChassisCNC aluminium unibody, Gorilla Glass 3 palm rest, Graphite—
OSWindows 11 Home, Copilot+ PC—
Neural Engine—16-core
Cooling—Fanless