{"id":3608,"date":"2026-04-02T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiki-living.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/god-level-battery-life-dell-xps-14-lasts-43-hours-in-endurance-test-showing-laptop-leaves-apples-macbook-air-m5-in-the-dust\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:45:52","slug":"god-level-battery-life-dell-xps-14-lasts-43-hours-in-endurance-test-showing-laptop-leaves-apples-macbook-air-m5-in-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiki-living.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/god-level-battery-life-dell-xps-14-lasts-43-hours-in-endurance-test-showing-laptop-leaves-apples-macbook-air-m5-in-the-dust\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;God-level battery life&#8217;: Dell XPS 14 lasts 43 hours in endurance test showing laptop leaves Apple&#8217;s MacBook Air M5 in the dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<hr id=\"elk-b4d1db3d-6fa9-466a-9a15-566c0d9b6bcd\"\/>\n<ul id=\"elk-7fc559e1-f4a3-4288-b1cc-3d0f8da5d103\">\n<li><strong>Dell&#8217;s XPS 14 proved to have more than 40 hours of battery life<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This was a web browsing test where the laptop&#8217;s LG Display could flex its VRR muscles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>That screen has the ability to automatically drop down to 1Hz with static on-screen content, providing significant power savings as evidenced here.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"elk-ff81afa2-8e71-449f-8e71-170c23da1620\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-93bd3848-2952-4fdd-af03-7e490a6dea75\">Dell&#8217;s new XPS laptops have once again been recognized for their impressive battery life, and this time, it&#8217;s for a truly eye-opening result.<\/p>\n<p>The XPS 14 was tested by Hardware Canucks as seen on YouTube (as noted by Notebookcheck.net &#8211; see video below), and found to have a smidge over 43 hours of battery life.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-93bd3848-2952-4fdd-af03-7e490a6dea75-2\">Yes &#8211; 43 hours, to read that correctly, in a test involving web browsing (in Chrome) with brightness set to 150 nits. And this is for a Windows 11 laptop, and great battery life is usually the focus of Arm-based notebooks. Indeed, Hardware Canucks compared the XPS 14 with Apple&#8217;s MacBook Air M5 (15-inch) which recorded 14.5 hours in the same test, successfully outpaced by the Dell laptop.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">The article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><\/p>\n<p>            You might like it<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Why is there such a difference here? Well, it&#8217;s because of the type of test &#8211; the gap between Apple and Dell devices is not nearly as big in video playback and game tests (but the XPS 14 still wins by a good margin) &#8211; and an important piece of technology that Dell has used, which is a panel with a new implementation of VRR (variable refresh rate). 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(Note: this is the LCD version, while the OLED on the XPS 14 and 16 can go down, but only to 20Hz &#8211; although a 1Hz OLED panel is coming from LG Display next year).<\/p>\n<p>Why this is important is because web pages have static content (well, mostly), so the XPS 14 can obviously drop down to run at that 1Hz rate too in the Hardware Canucks browsing test, saving a lot of power. Not such a good effect is seen with moving content (videos, games), of course, since higher refresh rates are needed there (the LG panel is a 120Hz issue, in case you were wondering).<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MVAtfpMnqU9oKKm6qwbvpa\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MVAtfpMnqU9oKKm6qwbvpa slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up for top news, reviews, opinions, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notebookcheck.net itself tested the XPS 14 in web browsing (on Wi-Fi), but without VRR kicking in, so the screen was at 120Hz all the time, and we saw around 17 hours of battery life &#8211; underscoring the huge difference that 1Hz VRR makes.<\/p>\n<p>As always, battery life will vary &#8211; even given the same type of test, based on what you&#8217;re likely to do, and the laptop&#8217;s configuration characteristics as noted &#8211; but getting a long 40 hours in any test is a truly jaw-dropping result, frankly, especially for a non-Arm Windows laptop.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"elk-486d1aa1-62f6-4b3d-a127-dec582c3e1cf\"\/>\n<div id=\"slice-container-person-MVAtfpMnqU9oKKm6qwbvpa-mLMkWSuN5MOg3sefXEZMm3rTUN6gtBRH\" class=\"slice-container person-wrapper person-MVAtfpMnqU9oKKm6qwbvpa-mLMkWSuN5MOg3sefXEZMm3rTUN6gtBRH slice-container-person\">\n<div class=\"person person--separator\">\n<div class=\"person__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:none\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<div style=\"display:contents\"><picture data-hydrate=\"false\"><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR-140-80.png.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"><source class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR-140-80.png 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple MacBook Air against a white background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR-140-80.png 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" class=\"person__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" loading=\"lazy\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LocVgRosBUWfJzDitFzhKR.png\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person__heading\">\n<p><span class=\"person__name\">The best laptops for all budgets<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"person__role\">Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparison<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-model-name=\"Dell XPS 16 (2026)\" data-widget-type=\"review\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" class=\"hawk-root\">\n<div class=\"hawk-main-editorial-container\">\n<p>Today&#8217;s Dell XPS 16 (2026) Deals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<hr id=\"elk-7d84c588-4ebb-4f8a-acaa-71b903faaee5\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-3daa67d2-c7fd-4283-b095-442936279afe\"><em\/><em><strong>Follow TechRadar for Google news<\/strong><\/em>    again<em> <\/em><em><strong>add us as a favorite resource<\/strong><\/em><em>    to get our expert news, reviews, and opinions in your feed. 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