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Dell 14S (DS14265)
Dell's 14S (DS14265) is the AMD version of its mid-range 14-inch laptop, with Ryzen AI 7 445 (6 cores) or Ryzen AI 5 430 (4 cores) chips, 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5x and a 70Wh battery. Specs here are for the Ryzen AI 7 445, 16GB, 512GB model with the 1920x1200 OLED touchscreen, listed at a regular price of $1,449.99 at Best Buy. The Intel 14S is the DS14260.
Pros
- 14-inch 1920x1200 OLED touchscreen with 100% DCI-P3 coverage (90% minimum) in Dell's spec sheet
- Full port set for a 15.3mm metal body: two USB4 ports (40Gbps, DisplayPort, Power Delivery), two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, HDMI 2.1 and a headset jack
- 70Wh battery with ExpressCharge support and a 65W USB-C adapter
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, plus an FHD webcam with an IR sensor for face sign-in
- Starts at 1.46kg, and the OLED touch model is rated at 1.51kg
Cons
- The OLED touchscreen is rated at 300 nits and 60Hz and has a glossy finish
- Memory is soldered LPDDR5x (16GB or 32GB), so it cannot be upgraded later
- No fingerprint reader and no SD card reader
- Graphics are the integrated Radeon 840M only; Dell lists no discrete GPU option
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Dell 14S (DS14265)
Display
- Screen size
- 14 ″
- Panel type
- OLED (touchscreen, glossy)
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 300 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 445
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon 840M Graphics (integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X-8000 (onboard)
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD (M.2 2230)
Battery
- Capacity
- 70 Wh
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.51 kg
- Thickness
- 15.3 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB4 (Type-C, 40Gbps, DisplayPort, Power Delivery), 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps), HDMI 2.1, global headset jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (MediaTek MT7925)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- FHD (1080p) with IR and presence detection
- Biometrics
- IR camera face sign-in (no fingerprint reader)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home (Copilot+ PC)
Quick answers
Is the Dell 14S (DS14265) good in 2026?
The Dell 14S (DS14265) earns an Inno Score of 46.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Dell's 14S (DS14265) is the AMD version of its mid-range 14-inch laptop, with Ryzen AI 7 445 (6 cores) or Ryzen AI 5 430 (4 cores) chips, 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5x and a 70Wh battery. Specs here are for the Ryzen AI 7 445, 16GB, 512GB model with the 1920x1200 OLED touchscreen, listed at a regular price of $1,449.99 at Best Buy. The Intel 14S is the DS14260.
What are the key specs of the Dell 14S (DS14265)?
Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 14 ″ · Weight: 1.51 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Dell 14S (DS14265)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IPH11, Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 7 (AMD), IdeaPad Slim 5 14ARP10 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
