There can't be two winners - Microsoft Surface Pro 9 vs. Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 Review.

Who makes the best #Windows tablet? We reviewed the latest Microsoft #Surface Pro 9 and the Dell #XPS13 2-in-1 on the website already, and now it is time to pit them against each other to see which one comes out on top.
Please enjoy our full video, and for more in-depth information, please check out our detailed analysis on the website:

English review Microsoft Surface Pro 9:

German Review Microsoft Surface Pro 9:

English review Dell XPS 13 2-in-:

German review Dell XPS 13 2-in-:

Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro, Specs
1:30 – Overview, Chassis
2:55 – Ports, WiFi, Webcam
4:00 – Keyboard, Touchpad, Pens
4:58 – Display
5:33 – CPU/System - Performance
6:20 – GPU - Performance
7:00 – Noise, Speaker Comparison
7:55 – Battery Life
8:30 – Summary

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[RemofRenaissance]

Nice review. I have the SP9 and happy with it Battery is not the best as you highlighted but you can level the playing field by setting refresh rates to either dynamic or 60Hz in the settings 👍🏾

[chroesu]

Good move from Dell to try something fresh in this nische category. For years you could get one out of the Dell Latitude 2-in-1 line which was basically a Surface Pro clone (I'm still using a Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 because it's very easy to open and replace/ clean stuff). I also love my Surface Go 2 because of the fanless design and the size. The XPS would be my choice but without the integrated kickstand and a flat back it's a no-go. Is it possible to use it flat on adesk without wobbling from site to site?

[Veg-Power]

OK, without actual thinkng I felt the surface webcam to be much better quality in this sample :D somehow the dell's way too reddish and not as balanced but it's true that there are more details especially in the background. and mic sound much thinner but is also clearer at the same time.

Also I found the keyboard of the surface pro more plesant than most laptop keyboards :D

[farishanafiah]

It's hard to choose between the two as Dell is comparatively cheaper than the Microsoft. Here in Malaysia, the Core i5 16/256 for XPS is €120 less than the Surface, and that's with bundled keyboard and stylus. If I add up the separate Surface keyboard and Slim Pen together, that cost even more money. So in terms of value, I take the Dell. However, the Surface has a much more powerful CPU and higher TDP than the XPS. So in terms of performance, the Surface wins.

It is a real bummer that neither tablet has a headphone jack, so a USB-C hub is the only solution.

[TragoudistrosMPH]

Question: did you ever use a Lenovo Thinkpad 2? I always looked for something similar.

I had one and the only downside was the weak processor.
The Bluetooth keyboard was amazing and still works.

(Lol, a few times I used the keyboard with my phone 😅)

Plugging the tablet into a Tv and using the detached keyboard is a joy most never experience with newer convertibles. 🤔

[lars]

Surface Pro wins for a very simple reason: it has a much better stylus.

[williamgorelander]

Thank you for the very comprehensive review. Stay awesome.

[bxdroid]

What about the Lenovo Ideapad Duet 5i? Its way cheaper on my place and it seems like a good alternative to these Windows tablets here

[fanuster]

Hi Alex, I like the video and the very detailed comparison on the website. Can you please test the i7 CPU version of the Dell against the i7 CPU version of the Surface, it does not seem "fair" to compare the Microsoft i7 version of the Surface to a i5 Dell. Perhaps it was not availible at the time of the video? Like I said, I like the video. Keep up the good work.

[Edwardz_c]

Can you use the keyboard detached on Dell XPS ?

[rafaelalbertoderasfunes]

Ii'm divided between these two right now. I have bought 5 or 6 dell laptops and they are sturdy workhorses... now I halso have a SP6 that I want to upgrade from so I'm looking at either one of these... the kickstand though, SP6 kickstand is so useful for me working on the go...

[toronado]

Is the only fanless Surface device still the Surface Go? I would choose the Dell based on that it's both fanless and cooler in spite of all the other reasons the Surface Pro is better.

[VentusSolus]

Do you have a link to the wallpapers you used on these laptops?

[AniketSen-dnij]

Hi there NBC, mad respect from India, here the i5 and the i7 models are separated by a whopping premium of $500, although I am not a very power hungry user, or a content creator, just a researcher....still when I do research, I can have in excess of 20 tabs open and a few excel, word and Pdfs open... I have an Xbox and hence gaming is not a need at all with this device....I still rock a MacBook Pro i5 8th Gen with Touch Bar, which seems to be failing on me anytime soon, it has gotten sluggish especially after the latest Ventura Update, I am done with Macs and I always wanted a surface for the longest time I getting an M1 or an M2 makes a lot of sense, I am asking you honestly, If I were to switch to a Surface, would this be a good year to do so...? I am eyeing the i5 12th intel model with the keyboard and pen that costs roughly $1800....Please Advise!

[ខ្មែរអង្គរ-នប]

Which one has better display for reading bro🎉

[cameronbosch]

Sigh no AMD CPUs basically mean I'm probably going to get a Starlabs StarLite Linux tablet; despite coming with a fan-less lower-end Intel Alder Lake CPU, it is currently less than $800 with a keyboard cover and a 1 TB SSD, which is a M.2 2280 form factor, 16 GB standard across all configurations, and it still has a headphone jack and even a micro HDMI port (not amazing but at least you can connect a display when both USB-C ports are taken).

That being said, there is no Thunderbolt at all, and the lower-end CPU isn't amazing, but it does mean it is fanless and likely even more efficient on battery life. And honestly; do you really need to edit 4k videos on a 12 inch tablet?

Not to mention, you can get the Starlab Starlite 5 with Windows for about $100 extra (it comes standard with a Linux distro, like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Kubuntu, or you can get no OS pre-installed for no extra cost), and for those geeky users like me, it comes with Coreboot firmware, meaning it is the best privacy focused tablet you can currently get, if that matters to you.

While it's currently not shipping yet (it is a preorder after all), if you want a "desktop OS" tablet under $1000, the Starlabs StarLite 5 is probably your best option, unless you are able to get a 16 GB of RAM Surface Pro 8 on sale for under $1000, which is tough.

[trapbeatproducer]

Hey 👋

Ich nutze noch mein' Surface Pro 5 (2017) mit den 7er Generationen i5 und 8GB RAM.

Ich weiß das es zu alt ist, aber es läuft noch. Ich mache softwareoptimierung also Chiptuning und baue ich auch musik mit das Gerät.

Ich hab den neuen SP9 und ja auch den Asus Rog Z13 getestet in Mediamarkt Frankfurt aber ich finde mein okey..

Soll ich einen neuen kaufen oder warte noch weil mein funktioniert mit nur 50% Akkukapazität.

Danke im voraus 🙏

[TotallyNotEvil]

What about the Asus X13 and Z13 lines? They seem to offer better, well, everything, but especially GPU power.

[mijnnaampje]

The only one thing i simply can't understand is the bezel on the Surface Pro's. It's simply, well, ugly and old-looking. The top and bottom bezel that are thicker than the side bezels annoy me so much on such a powerful and modern machine. I just can't understand why they didn't change that. The bezel on the Dell for example is not that thin, but at least it's evenly distributed. Looks way cleaner.

[Dave--gpqx]

Tablet detachable keyboards have always failed on me in the past - Apple and MS Surface. And they are expensive to replace.😢