Dell XPS 13 Plus (13.4-inch, 2022)

Gorgeous, cutting-edge design ; Bright and vibrant display ; Haptic feedback trackpad feels great ; Light, portable and premium

Battery life is poor ; Very expensive ; Not as fast as rival laptops ; Poor selection of ports

The Dell XPS 13 Plus is a fantastic-looking laptop, flaunting cutting-edge features such as the haptic feedback trackpad and touch panel. But Dell’s obsession with creating a super-skinny laptop has seen compromises to both the performance and battery...

Irresistibly fresh design Great OLED screen Helpful performance modes Excellent haptic touchpad Webcam has been improved

Gets warm on the bottom No headphone jack

“The Dell XPS 13 Plus is the fresh take on laptop design I've been waiting for.”

Battery life and performance boost from the standard XPS 13 ; Large keys and a hidden touchpad make for comfortable typing and mousing ; Gorgeous OLED screen

Only two Thunderbolt 3 outputs ; No headset socket

The Dell XPS 13 Plus is a premium laptop with a redesigned keyboard, trackpad and interior, making it faster and easier to use. It’s a plus package that’s worth the plus price.

Thin and light ; Great OLED screen ; Powerful P-series processor ; Strong multicore performance ; Exceptional build

Luxury pricing ; Gets very hot under not super intense loads ; Not great battery life ; Very few ports (and no headphone jack) ; LED function keys feel a bit weird ; Touchpad is invisible and a bit shallow

Dell has redesigned its XPS 13 to make it one of the most powerful and beautiful 13-inchers you can buy. But this model comes with a high price tag and doesn’t fix the heat and battery problems that OLED XPS models have had for years.

Eye-catching new design with LED function row, to-the-edges keyboard ; Slim, light, and super-compact metal build ; Brilliant 3.5K OLED touch display on our unit ; Speedy overall performance with Core i7-1280P CPU

Short on ports, most notably a headset jack ; "Invisible" touchpad can be overly sensitive to presses ; Middling battery life for its class

The Dell XPS 13 Plus is both a good performer and a head turner, with an elegant futuristic design that mostly functions well. But it isn’t an improvement on its flagship counterpart in every respect.

More powerful processor ; Beautiful display ; Comfy keyboard

Senseless touch bar ; Trackpad is borderless ; Still has a 720p webcam ; No headphone jack

Minimalist design ; Extremely high level of fit and finish ; Incredibly powerful for such a thin laptop ; Lovely keyboard and display ; Solid webcam with Windows Hello

Massive lack of ports ; Touch bar can be annoying ; Battery life needs improving ; Gets pretty hot

The XPS 13 Plus is a brave redesign of a firm favourite, and there's a lot to love about it. If you're looking for ultimate power in the slimmest chassis possible, this is the one for you. You'll have to learn to live with some serious compromises,...

Sleek, minimalist design ; Great performance ; Comfortable keyboard

The design is highly polarizing ; Below-average battery life

The Dell XPS 13 Plus offers strong performance with a beautiful 4K OLED display, but suffers from shorter-than-average battery life and a polarizing design.

premium and sturdy case;high CPU and system performance;very good speakers;very bright, matte display;Thunderbolt 4

no card reader or 3.5 mm audio jack;barely any maintenance options, only M.2 SSD and battery

Which is the right XPS 13 for me? If you're looking for cutting-edge performance in a subnotebook format, you'll inevitably gravitate towards the Alder Lake P variant in the form of an XPS 13 Plus.

Superb display ; Stunning looks and build ; Excellent keyboard

Invisible touchpad takes a little getting used to ; Battery life can’t match the M2 MacBook Air ; No audio jack

If this is the future of Dell’s XPS family, then bring it on. The new keyboard deck design with its hidden touchpad, huge keycaps and capacitive touch bar gets a solid thumbs up from me and the updated chassis design breathes new life into the classic...