Dell XPS 16 review: Two steps forward, one step back

[Redaktion]

The 2026 XPS 16 makes massive gains in terms of efficiency and design. Nonetheless, some key sacrifices have been made on the way that buyers should be aware of.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-16-review-Two-steps-forward-one-step-back.1251724.0.html

[M2026]

"very warm under load" (25W CPU!!!!) and 16GB SOLDERED RAM in 2026 and that all only for 1600 = There's nothing in this world that Dell can't "f"up! :)))

[X]

1. Core thermal throttling in 16 inch? Really?

2. xps14 in idle 1.6w/3.7w and 14,5h on wifi. Xps16 from the same company 1.3w/4.5w in idle and 26,5h on wifi. Battery quite the same & CPU probably cannot explain difference. And now - why?

[Sven20260320]

From the article:

"The base Core Ultra 5 325 is somewhat slow for an H-series CPU as it's only 10 percent faster than the ULV Core Ultra 7 258V when it comes to multi-thread performance."

Both the Core Ultra 5 325 and Core Ultra 7 355 are absolutely no H processors. Those are the cpus ending on either 6 or 8. Please correct this in your review otherwise it will mislead people.