It's neck-and-neck, but we have to give this one to the XPS 15 OLED. But the Dell XPS 15 OLED is just a bit lighter and smaller than the 16-inch Pro, with a slightly more attractive display design. The notch on the 2021 MacBook Pros might look odd at first, but if you're anything like me you'll quickly adapt (Image credit: Future)īoth of these laptops are well-designed, with spacious, comfy keyboards and easy-to-use trackpads. At 4.2 pounds, it's not exactly the lightest laptop, but in our hands-on testing we found the XPS 15 OLED wasn't too painful to carry around in a backpack or messenger bag all day. Having the OLED display is especially nice in this regard, because when you're watching something with black around the edges the bezels blend right in, effectively disappearing from view. The Dell XPS 15 OLED is slightly smaller and lighter than the 16-inch Pro, and the bezels around its InfinityEdge are so thin it's easy to forget they're even there. Winner: Dell XPS 15 OLED MacBook Pro 2021 (16-inch) vs Dell XPS 15 OLED: Designīoth the Dell XPS 15 OLED and the 16-inch MacBook Pro feature elegant designs that manage to cram big, beautiful displays, comfy keyboards, and decent port arrays into thin and (relatively) light chassis less than one inch thick. But unlike Apple, Dell has a habit of regularly discounting its products, making the XPS 15 OLED the clear winner here in terms of affordability. When we reviewed the Dell XPS 15 OLED early in 2021, its price was closer to $2,400, making this a much closer competition. With a starting price of around $1,200 (depending on when and where you buy) the Dell XPS 15 is the cheaper laptop by a wide margin, as an entry-level 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 costs $2,499. MacBook Pro 2021 (16-inch) vs Dell XPS 15 OLED: Price Thunderbolt 4 (3), HDMI, MagSafe 3, headphone jack, SD memory card slotĤ.7 pounds (M1 Pro) | 4.8 pounds (M1 Max) USB 3.2 Type-C (1), Thunderbolt 4 (2), SD card reader (1), headphone jack Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti M1 Pro (10-core CPU, 16-core GPU) | M1 Max (10-core CPU, 32-core GPU) Dell XPS 15 OLED vs 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 specs Header Cell - Column 0ġ5.6-inch OLED display (3,456 x 2,160 pixels)ġ6.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display (3456x2244 pixels)

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