Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) review: Exceptionally sleek with a blockbuster battery life

The XPS 13 9345 ( 2024 ) retains the minimalist design of its predecessor, the XPS13 Plus.

It's an exceptional and artful-looking machine, but has proven divisive due to a few features that set it apart from the crowd.

The display looks fantastic thanks to the typical narrow bezels you would expect in an XPS machine.

The screen in our configuration was a letdown, but a vibrant OLED option is available.

The Dell XPS 13 is packed with high-end Qualcomm hardware including the Snapdragon X Elite ( 12 -core) CPU .

It's as good as you'll get with this Snapdragon hardware, with average scores of just under 20,000 .

The flush, edge-to-edge keyboard in the XPS 9345 ( 2024 ) looks incredible — but using it is a different story.

The borderless touchpad, integrated beneath the glass coating of the palm rest, also takes some getting used to.

The XPS13 's battery life was phenomenal, lasting 27 hours and 39 minutes in our battery test.

The Dell XPS 9345 ( 2024 ) has an FHD+ panel that performs too poorly for us to recommend it.