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Dell 16 Premium
Dell's 16 Premium (DA16250) is the 2025 successor to the XPS 16, with Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Core Ultra 9 285H chips, Arc or GeForce RTX 5050/5060/5070 graphics, and a 16.3-inch 2K LCD or 4K OLED in an aluminum body. Specs here are for the Core Ultra 7 255H, RTX 5070, 32GB/1TB model with the OLED touchscreen; it launched in the US from $2,699.99.
Pros
- 16.3-inch 4K (3840x2400) OLED touchscreen with 48-120Hz adaptive refresh, rated at 400 nits and measured at about 390 nits in review testing
- Core Ultra 7 255H scored about 2,792 single-core and 17,326 multi-core in Geekbench 6.7 in review testing of this configuration
- 99.5Wh battery lasted about 11 hours in a Wi-Fi web-browsing test in review, charged by a 130W USB-C adapter
- Three Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery, a microSD slot and a 3.5mm jack in a CNC aluminum body about 18.7mm thick
- Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, a 1080p IR webcam and a fingerprint reader for Windows Hello sign-in
Cons
- Launch price started at $2,699.99 for the RTX 5060 model, and the reviewed RTX 5070 and 4K OLED configuration cost about $3,300
- The keyboard with a touch-sensitive function row and the clickpad without visible edges were a mixed bag in review testing
- The RTX 5070 option was underwhelming for graphics in review, with high CPU core temperatures and limited sustained Turbo Boost under load
- Memory is soldered LPDDR5X and cannot be upgraded
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Dell 16 Premium
Display
- Screen size
- 16.3 ″
- Panel type
- OLED (touchscreen)
- Resolution
- 3840x2400
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X-8400 (soldered)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,792Bottom 49%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 17,326Top 22%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 13,644Top 31%
Battery
- Capacity
- 99.5 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 11 h
- Charging
- 130 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.34 kg
- Thickness
- 18.7 mm
- Material
- CNC aluminum and Gorilla Glass 3
Connectivity
- Ports
- 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, 40Gbps, DisplayPort 2.1, Power Delivery), microSD card reader (v7.1), 3.5mm universal audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p FHD + IR
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader, IR face recognition (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Dell 16 Premium good in 2026?
The Dell 16 Premium earns an Inno Score of 56.9/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Dell's 16 Premium (DA16250) is the 2025 successor to the XPS 16, with Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Core Ultra 9 285H chips, Arc or GeForce RTX 5050/5060/5070 graphics, and a 16.3-inch 2K LCD or 4K OLED in an aluminum body. Specs here are for the Core Ultra 7 255H, RTX 5070, 32GB/1TB model with the OLED touchscreen; it launched in the US from $2,699.99.
What are the key specs of the Dell 16 Premium?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16.3 ″ · Weight: 2.34 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Dell 16 Premium?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4), Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5), ASUS TUF Gaming A14 (2025) FA401KM — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
