43 hours battery life: Dell XPS 14 2026 lasts almost 3x longer vs MacBook Air 15 M5 in web browsing test

[Redaktion]

The Dell XPS 14 2026 has phenomenal battery life thanks to the large 70 Wh battery and the efficient Intel Panther Lake APUs. According to Hardware Canucks' testing, the Dell XPS 14 2026 can last over 43 hours when doing simple web browsing.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/43-hours-battery-life-Dell-XPS-14-2026-lasts-almost-3x-longer-vs-MacBook-Air-15-M5-in-web-browsing-test.1262947.0.html

[X]

It means: Notebookcheck screwed up this time - you should make battery tests with and without VRR. Big disappointment.

[DC]

Looked promising but the XPS 14 really needs to be 1KG max and just dump the stupid glass palm rest idea.

[X]

I'm looking on Dell pro 3 annoucements and it looks it will have similar VRR IPS screen, battery 70Wh, normal touchpad and keyboard = can be better than xps14.

We will see :)

[X]

It means: Notebookcheck screwed up this time - you should make battery tests with and without VRR. Big disappointment.

i'll agree with X, Notebookcheck is great with their reviews but they really need to check for VRR. The whole point of it is battery saving and not checking it during battery tests is ..... odd.

[bigiftrue]

VRR introduces a nasty, distracting, effect when scrolling, check recent YouTube reviews.

Looked promising but the XPS 14 really needs to be 1KG max and just dump the stupid glass palm rest idea.

I agree, for a 14 inch laptop it's quite heavy.

But if the 3x battery duration is true (per same/similar Wh battery capacity), it's still huge. Let's see how APPLE responds. Spoiler plot: If VRR is the reason, APPLE will also add VRR.

[Sergey]

It means: Notebookcheck screwed up

Because we all browse the Web at 1 Hz, don't we?

[RobertJasiek]

Because we all browse the Web at 1 Hz, don't we?

Since we don't, another battery test is also needed:

Office usage on average near Idle, 150 nits, variable refresh rate.

[Phil995511]

The shelf life of this laptop which is virtually impossible to repair on your own since you have to remove the back cover and the keyboard to replace the battery or any other component is likely to be short.

In fact, starting in February 2027, all portable devices such as laptops, smartphones, game controllers, etc, sold in Europe must be equipped with a battery that is easily accessible and replaceable by users themselves...

[sfeldstein]

I saw this impressive battery performance on a YouTube video. But the text while scrolling was abysmal. Plus the MBA destroyed it on nearly every performance test. Not even close. It doesn't matter when you cross the finish line if you don't have the baton in your hand.