The 2016 models also had a peculiar issue with Dell's Content Adaptive Backlight Control (CABC) that reduced the overall brightness of the screen in dark ambient conditions.
The 2016 XPS 13 saw Dell continuing to offer Intel Haswell CPU options and display options up to QHD+.
The XPS 13 9350's design laid the basis for successive XPS 13 notebooks in 2016 and beyond. This caused a furor among buyers despite Intel confirming that Dell's wiring was within specifications. Although Dell offered Thunderbolt 3 in the XPS 13 9350, it was found that Dell's implementation ran on a PCIe 3.0 x2 link instead of x4. This generation also marked the shift from SATA M.2 SSDs to NVMe PCIe SSDs with capacities up to 1 TB along with increased battery capacities (56 Wh from 52 Wh). The late-2015 carried forward most of the features of its predecessor except for two major changes - support for Thunderbolt 3 in lieu of mini-DisplayPort and internal upgrades to Intel Skylake processors ( Core i5-6200U, Core i7-6600U). Shortly afterwards, Dell also introduced a non-touch FHD version of the for those concerned about battery life and price. Users sneeringly referred to it as the "nose cam" and it went on to become a perennial con for every successive XPS laptop until the 2019 XPS 13 9380. Display improvements continued into 2015 and the was the first of the XPS lineup to sport an InfinityEdge display with ultra-thin bezels and a QHD+ resolution along with new Intel Broadwell processors ( Core i5-5200U, Core i7-5500U). The InfinityEdge display design in the provided a whole new level of immersion but came with a major hiccup - webcam placement in the bottom bezel.
2012 DELL XPS DESKTOP SS UPGRADE
The XPS 13 元22X continued to offer the 22nm Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs ( Core i5-3337U, Core i7-3537U etc.) and the rest of the other components were also relatively unchanged, including soldered RAM modules.Ģ014 saw the introduction of a touchscreen with the and an upgrade to Intel Haswell processors ( Core i5-4200U). This new panel offered improvements in brightness, color-gamut coverage, and viewing angles.
2012 DELL XPS DESKTOP SS 1080P
Sensing that users were clearly upset with a lackluster 768p TN panel, Dell upgraded the XPS 13's display to a 1080p IPS panel in the 2013 Dell XPS 13 元22X.
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