

However, Dell's CinemaColor utility adds a pop of color by adjusting saturation, contrast and white balance via a number of presets (Movie, Evening, Sports and Animation). That's more than enough to hold off the Prestige 14 (112%) and the Spectre x360 (109%), but the MacBook Pro (118%) and the Surface Laptop 3 (121%) are more vivid as is the 123% premium laptop average.

In fact, the laptop reproduced 115% of the sRGB color gamut. Details were so sharp, I saw every pattern embroidered into Ice Cube's inky-black smoking jacket.Īs gorgeous as Ross looked, I was surprised that the XPS 13 wasn't as vivid as I thought.
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I was transfixed by actress Tracee Ellis Ross' ruby-red sequined dress that played up her light brown skin in The High Note trailer.

Somehow Dell managed to give consumers even more visual real estate in a 12.8-inch chassis - all while keeping the webcam smack-dab in the center of the top bezel.īut how does it look? Bright and extremely vivid. The panel is 6.8% larger than its predecessor. In the wake of those barely there bezels, you get a 13.4-inch, 1920 x 1200 touch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. But Dell didn't just ditch the thick bottom bezel, it managed to shrink the other three bezels even further, with the side bezels measuring 0.15 and 0.2 inches, respectively, and the bottom bezel slimming down to only 0.18 inches. This marks the first time Dell has ditched all the bezels, including the bottom chin. When you first look at the XPS 13, it's what you don't see that you'll notice before anything else. That's it, so if you're planning on using a mouse or external hard drive, you're going to need to invest in a USB Type-C hub. On the left, you'll find another Thunderbolt 3 port and a microSD slot. The svelte stunner has a Thunderbolt 3 port on the right with a headset jack. This is a short section, because the XPS 13 is short on ports.
