Dell XPS 13 QHD vs FHD (Skylake, 2015 2016) detailed comparison.

[@sandeeparora8048]

Excellent power consumption comparison ....!! Gr8 video chippy...! This exact video for xps 15 9550 will be awsm....!!

[@Im2bz2p345]

Just wanted to quickly say THANK YOU to NotebookcheckReviews for the review! This was exactly the comparison that I was searching around multiple places for. So glad that I found it on YT and I love that it's so detailed. It helped in making the decision on which display is right for me.

[@Thetechchap]

Great video thanks - a lot of people asked after I posted my review of the XPS 13 about the differences between the FHD and QHD models.

[@abdulismail24]

Love your videos man!

[@chicagohonda]

Great comparison video. I purchased the early 2015 (non Skylake) Dell XPS 13 i7 QHD model and ended up returning it due to battery and scaling issues. I am now looking at an XPS15 FHD model.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

I have the matte FHD version. The battery performance for regular use is just mind blowing. On a flight UK to NY, watched three movies and still have juice left over on arrival at the hotel to use for an hour. Best ultrabook I've ever used. For office environments with overhead lighting the matte screen is much nicer.

[@bebopanda4622]

How is the display? did you use it in sunny places? How about the speakers? People have been saying the speakers suck.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Meow Moosawi Both screen and speakers are perfectly capable. Some folks expect too much from an ultrabook form factor.

[@bebopanda4622]

***** Thank you dear sir.

[@ivvan21]

Wow! God bless people like yous going to such length at testing technology and communicating it to users!!!.... Invaluable.

[@MrAdilRehman]

do comparison for Dell xps 15

[@RemovedNull]

The low battery warning pop-up on the QHD sums up this whole video.

[@robocopvn]

one of the most details comparison between the FHD and QHD touch XPS 13 :D

[@samdeur]

This is by far the best review I have ever seen by far and I'm a techie Linux nurd watching KZbin for years. My compliments I'm considering the xps13 developers edition Matt display full hd. With the longer battery life

[@JohnCamacho]

Very good video - thanks. A question - the QHD version can have its resolution set to 1080p, correct? Does that help with the battery life?

[@maribwana]

Doing that would make everything on the display appear slightly blurry. As for the battery life, I assume it would help to a slight degree. Simply because the GPU would be working less hard to render graphics in 1080p over the native QHD.

[@ch.r2880]

Also great that a personal choice is stated and justified, while highlighting the benefits of both versions.

[@cswann8]

For the vast majority of users the 1080p non-touch is the smarter option. Those that can benefit from a QHD display know who they are and why they need it. But then those folks typically go for a 15" laptop for their portable workstation. Anyone that wants an XPS 13 for a school computer or a light-weight laptop for media consumption/web browsing....get the 1080 screen and enjoy the extra cash in your pocket and better battery life.

[@ashoif77]

But what about it your going into Photography, Digital media or graphic design for college and would benefit from the extra clarity and sharpness?

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

Great work, thank you. In your idle power usage investigation you speculate on various factors causing the differences. I notice the screen is changing because of the graph update, so there is GPU work being done painting the graph, compositing the framebuffer etc. That is a lot of bandwidth at the resolution. Bandwidth -> power usage. Also the scan out of the framebuffer requires higher bandwidth than the fullhd. I would be very interested to see the same test done with the screen resolution quartered (half horizontal, half vertical) to see if that brought power closer to the fullhd model. that would still be a useable resolution and an easy hack for boosting battery life on the road. Also, if the refresh could be dropped below 60Hz, that might help too. Can you give that a try?

[@Whigu]

Is that left one on "Airplane mode" and right one in normal mode? Just wondering because there is plane icon on left one but I can't see that on the right one.

[@SUPASiiK]

At what power plan are you using for both configurations on Windows 10?

[@TheRealDomPlus]

Did the power consumption issue change to the better after the bios update? (asking for the QHD version)

[@steverix8181]

One thing to be aware of when choosing between these two models is that both models have a so called feature called Content Adaptive Brightness Control. This function dims and brightens the display automatically depending upon what is being displayed. It's a horrible feature, many are reporting how distracting it is. It also makes conducting any kind of colour accurate photography editing or graphic work impossible. Crucially, this shitty feature can only be disabled on the QHD model as the FHD panel can't be firmware upgraded! Nice, Dell.

[@Listerine99.9]

Thanks for the info lol. Saw great deals on 13 9360 but saw this issue, which lead me to choose razer blade stealth.

[@DerpDerp27]

I bought the laptop 9 days ago and ran the test....I don't have the issue.

[@renzobonifazi2322]

Hi! I'm looking for the Dell XP 15. I saw in a few video that the PC case is a little bit bent in a long term usage and the PC shakes on the table. Did you notice that? Thank you!

[@3smike]

did you ever had issues with the qhd and its fan? noise, coil etc?... just got the 9360 and I still read that some had issues....

[@eziooocool]

What about the black? Do you see blacks in the same way on both?

[@naisanza]

What time does he start talking about just the battery life? Nevermind, it's at 9:58

[@whiteshadow333]

When do you think the review for dell XPS 15 will be out? I've been waiting for months

[@georgekaratsiolis1410]

In terms of effective pixel, does the QHD+ is something like retina which means that the 3200x1800 is actually a 1600x900 which is less space than then FHD of 1920x1080?

[@slidog8888]

Hi was looking for some insight on what u would do in my position For 1500 New Zealand dollars i can get the Dell xps 9350 1080p 4gbs of ram and a 128gbssd and new skylake processor or for 1600 New Z i can get the 9343 model QHd with 8gb of ram and 256gb sd battery life is my main concern what would u do?

[@MetalGearW0lf]

What if i downscale the QHD+ resolution to 1080p? Any effect to the batterylife?

[@rimkarim47]

Great review... Got take this Full HD version !

[@gudel45]

thanks for the power comparison, that's useful and informative.

[@managereda]

Can you do a performance comparison between Dell XPS fitted with Skylake 2015 vs KabyLake 2016?

[@G-flo]

I'm not a fan of touch but would prefer the glossy panel over matte. Is there a configuration to have the 1080p FHD with a glossy screen? Or is it locked only to QHD? I haven't found confirmation that you can over Dell's site or even on other reviews of this laptop.

[@_sourgrapes_]

Only the 4k display is glossy

[@JEspinal07]

G Flo There is a FHD version with touch, it is available on the Microsoft Store.

[@gabbiepumpkin]

Hey, love the reviews! I noticed something while reading the QHD review. Under storage benchmark, AS SSD test - the QHD is getting a lot higher scores than the FHD (4k = 97 VS 1 MB/s) Is there a reason to this, like a glitch or something? I couldn't find a comment on this!

[@airjohnpro]

+gabbiepumpkin The 128GB SSD models have a slower type (SATA) drive. The 256GB and above SSDs are PCIe.

[@ronak-31]

is qhd+ worth for everyday use?

[@ad78]

i have the QHD and after updating the bios to 1.1.7 it gives me an extra 2hr batt life. plus the startup is twice as fast. mine is skylake as well

[@mouselim72]

+1addictsad78 What is your average total battery life for the QHD? I'm warring determining which version to buy...

[@ad78]

after the bios update im getting at least 9-10hrs with 40% of brightness. go with the touch version. this thing is remarkable

[@mouselim72]

1addictsad78 I'm torn...either between the non-touch (with 8GB ram and 256SSD) and the touch (also with 8GB ram and 256 SSD but with i7 instead of i5). My only two considerations for choosing between either one is the battery life and the reflective screen. Some folks are claiming that the touch version only gives 6-7 hrs and that it is darn near impossible to use in sunlight (due to the reflective nature). is this true? Thanx dude.

[@ad78]

+Nicholas Lim unfortunately I never tried it in sunlight.. I'm getting really good battery life. I guess you can't go wrong with the FHD version. make sure update the bios.

[@GastonINT]

I just bought the FHD version and I can see the pixels. look at the recycle bin

[@zzMjRzz]

Is the trackpad still a problem?

[@nitsu1726]

I would like to know this as well. I would hate to get a defective item and have to go through the hassle of replacement.

[@denizcancgsar2810]

Great video again.. Because Dell implements adaptive brightness, to measure the maximum brightness, wouldn't it be better to do the test under the sun?

[@MaikLindner]

Great video, good explanations. Thank you.

[@gangulysibankar]

hey guys can you please tell me if i disable the touchscreen facility will the battery life will increase?? i know its a immatured question but still want to know thanks..

[@michaltvrdy99]

Very nice comparison! What is the BIOS version? 1.0.5 or 1.1.7?

[@SteveChippyPaine]

+michaltvrdy99 1.1.7 on both. I'll add that to the notes.

[@robocopvn]

could you please make the same comparison between the XPS 9350 FULLHD non-touch and the NEW 9350 FULLHD Touch? thanks !

[@aladdinqadi]

I read somewhere on Dell subreddit that some people where getting 7-13 hours on the QHD(13 hours being the maximum possible in very specific situations). Is that correct? what was the average for your QHD and what do you think it can go up to max? Awesome detailed video btw!

[@FlamencoOz]

PS: excellent video. You have a new subscriber.

[@marksn4020]

Good stuff. Was thinking to purchase i7-8550U touch screen. Now £1300 at Amazon. Reason why i mention the processor is because it is stated to be 4 times more efficient than last year I7. I wonder what the impact is. Does it take the qhd to above 10 hours now? If not i'll go for FHD still.

[@VincentMercury]

Kak qotovit tory

[@ric1044]

very thorough excellent work

[@Batman-ht9ym]

Awesome video!!! Like it so much!!!

[@geoffk6705]

so whats the TL:DW?

[@TeddyTeohIsHere]

Anyone know why Full HD not come with Touch Screen? Any technology limitation?

[@Bach4ever]

Can someone say something about the reflection on the QHD?

[@sameshwijeweera9311]

Very detailed. Thanks

[@sahibarot]

Wish they had a QHD matte screen

[@FlamencoOz]

FHD it is then. The reflection on the QHD is a deal breaker. Battery life is also a big deal for me as well.

[@jamescarlyle2630]

You'll regret it, the QHD+ screen is gorgeous

[@mrzazzaable]

+James Carlyle Are you kidding? I can barely see pixels on my 24 inch 1080p. at 13 1080 is more than enough.

[@jupiterkansas]

It's not just about seeing pixels. It's the amount of information you can display on the screen at one time. higher resolution is better for spreadsheets, working with two docs in the window at once, Adobe products, anything where you have a lot going on at the same time.

[@Lanky009]

but isn't everything tiny?

[@danimoosakhan]

why didn't they put a bigger battery on QHD version to balance the battery life??😭😭😭

[@AliFarisTheBigDaddy]

great video thanks

[@yogesh193001]

great video

[@fabifott]

Anyone did tests under Linux? I was pretty impressed how Arch Linux doubles battery life on my old first-gen. i5 laptop compared to Win7.

[@shobhitmishra1888]

hey there , thanks very much for the video , I am planning to buy a laptop which is powerful enuf for most of the games out there and also be able to run Photoshop smoothly. I don't want a dedicated gaming laptop though. please help me as I am planning to buy one within next 20 days. thanks again.

[@Shadow7758]

Matte screens look terrible, puts the colour way off. Should make a glass screen for the 1080p version too

[@TheDorapapi321]

Dell reduced the bezel thickness to the maximum, but this laptop still weights a full pound more than the lenovo lavie despite having a smaller footprint even the LG gram 15 which is a 15.6" weights 0.5lbs less than the xps 13 the only explaination I can come up with is that Dell added some poop inside the xps 13

[@abdulismail24]

If this laptop was any lighter an ant could pick it up I think it's light enough

[@Kalamardator]

great video, a lot of technical content, but turns boring after a few mins...

[@DrINTJ]

With these detailed tests, you should go back to old reviews and complete the data and publish a powerful laptop selection tool. The laptop comparison on your website isn't that useful now. The worst part is the search. Such a shame that all this amount of knowledge is not usable enough.

[@mrzazzaable]

Matte screens are Fing gross. Use a Asus laptop with matte and you will NEVER go to matte again. They do not retain colour, have awful sharpness, look muddy and colourless. Wish dell had a 1080p glossy screen with the 6560u would be a match made in heaven.

[@NOFATCHICK1]

same had a Asus Zen book ux305 the screen was horrid I really dislike matte displays never knew they were that bad. really wish Dell used glossy displays for their 1080p xps 13 & 15.

[@_sourgrapes_]

I can only use matte displays. I have an MSI gaming laptop right now and the matte display is so nice to my eyes. I'm also a student and I constantly have to find places on campus to study that usually are outdoors, near windows, or under harsh lighting.

[@haikm7015]

Jesus Christ. Now that's a review

[@Retrofire-47]

This video is so inaccurate its frustrating.