We already know Dell is preparing to launch a brand new Arm-powered variant of its widespread XPS 13 laptop computer, however now a confidential doc has leaked much more particulars on Dell’s future XPS plans. VideoCardz has obtained and revealed a 311-page doc from Dell that goes into element on the XPS 13 — that’s due quickly — and after we can anticipate to see Qualcomm’s next-generation chips for Home windows on Arm.
Qualcomm-powered Snapdragon X Elite laptops look set to debut subsequent week, with Asus asserting it has a brand new “AI PC” able to launch on Monday — the identical day Microsoft is holding a Floor and Home windows occasion all about Home windows on Arm. Dell’s personal XPS 13 variant working the Snapdragon X Elite leaked only a few days in the past, and this new doc from VideoCardz reveals it is going to ship in three variations which have totally different shows (FHD, QHD+, and OLED).
This newest leak confirms that Dell is planning to refresh its XPS 13 Plus from 2022, with a contact bar on the highest row of the keyboard and solely two USB-C ports for I/O. Battery life will naturally differ per mannequin, however net searching is listed at round 13 hours on the FHD+ show, greater than 12 hours on the QHD+ model, and round 9 hours on the LG Show OLED variant. Native video playback is rated at greater than 29 hours on the FHD+ model, which if correct is a powerful enchancment on the present crop of Home windows laptops.
There’s additionally a point out on this leaked doc of a brand new “tandem OLED” panel from LG Show that will likely be used on this upcoming XPS 13. LG Show first launched tandem OLED panels in 2019 primarily for automotive shows, however it expanded to 17-inch foldable tandem OLED panels final yr. Apple simply launched a new iPad Professional with a tandem OLED panel, which makes use of two OLED layers to enhance brightness and the lifespan of the panel.
Whereas Dell’s leaked doc is dated from August 2023, the plans are all main as much as a launch of the XPS 13 Qualcomm fashions in June — a date we’ve heard rumored for Microsoft’s subsequent Arm-powered Floor units. Microsoft can also be rumored to be transferring to OLED on its Arm-powered Floor Professional 10 mannequin, so it’s doable we’ll see tandem OLED there too.
The doc additionally hints at Qualcomm’s timing for its next-generation Snapdragon chips for laptops. Dell lists “QC Oryon V2” within the second half of 2025, with QC standing for Qualcomm and Oryon the title of the CPU tech Qualcomm acquired from Nuvia in 2021. A V3 of those chips is listed for late 2027, suggesting there could be a big hole between revisions.
A next-generation XPS 14 can also be listed for a January 2026 launch with the Oryon V2 chips or Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs, alongside an up to date XPS 13 mannequin with Intel’s Lunar Lake CPUs and Qualcomm’s Oryon V2 chips. Dell can also be anticipating next-gen Nvidia GPUs in early 2025, with a refresh due in early 2026. Nvidia hasn’t but launched its rumored RTX 5000 collection, that are anticipated to be based mostly on its Blackwell structure, and Dell’s slides from 2023 may already be outdated by way of Nvidia’s launch schedules.
Microsoft is holding its Floor and Home windows AI occasion on Monday Could twentieth at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, and The Verge will likely be masking all of the bulletins dwell. Microsoft can also be holding its annual Construct developer convention from Could Twenty first-Twenty third, so it appears set to be a busy week for Home windows on Arm bulletins and all the pieces AI.