Dell XPS 15 (9550) - Specs

  • Sharp 7PHPT-LQ156D1
  • Color accuracy  0.52
  • Sharp SHP1453-LQ156M1
  • Color accuracy  5.0  1.6
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 1000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 
  • RAM
  • up to 32GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home
  • Battery
  • 84Wh, 6-cell, 86Wh, 6-cell, 56Wh, 56Wh, 3-cell, 84Wh, 86Wh, 6-cel, 84Wh, 6-Cell , 84Wh, Li-Ion, 6-cell
  • Body material
  • Aluminum, Plastic
  • Dimensions
  • 357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm (14.06" x 9.25" x 0.43")
  • Weight
  • 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 2x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • HDMI
  • VGA
  • DVI
  • Card reader
  • SD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • Audio jack
  • headphone/microphone
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Speakers
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

All Dell XPS 15 (9550) configurations

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Dell XPS 15 (9550) series.

Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Dell XPS 15 (9550) series.

Dell XPS 15 (9550) in-depth review

The new XPS 15 differs from its little brother in so many ways, not only in size. The 13-inch version, which we reviewed a couple of months ago, is more of a business-oriented machine - it's ultra-portable, light, has great battery, at least, the FHD version, and the keyboard is just right. Although, the touchpad performance was kind of wacky at times. Luckily, the 15-inch version improves that.So the XPS 15 is more powerful, has bigger screen, obviously, yet it's not much heavier or thicker than the 13-inch variant. While packing a 4K touch panel, Core i7-6700HQ CPU, and GTX 960M GPU [...]

Pros

  • Exemplary build quality and design
  • Incredibly thin (11-17 mm), light (2.0 kg for the touch version) and mobile chassis
  • Great input devices (comfortable keyboard, accurate and responisve touchpad)
  • Impeccable screen quality with 100% sRGB and Adobe RGB color gamut coverage, high contrast, high brightness etc.
  • USB Type-C connector and M.2 PCIe SSD slot for ultra-fast data transfer
  • The cooling system manages to keep the exterior cool even under extreme conditions
  • The screen doesn't use PWM above 25% screen brightness (it's quite unlikely to use the screen under 80 cd/m2 anyway)

Cons

  • Reduced performance and even throttling when running CPU and GPU-intensive tasks
  • The fan in the cooling system is louder than we would like
  • The soft-touch matte plastic used for the interior attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • A bit too pricey even if go for the Core i3 variant
  • When the volume is turned up, there's a metal rattling sound
  • The configuration with HDD offers sub-par battery life (4.5 hours of surfing with 120 cd/m2 brightness)