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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)
- 2,792Top 47%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 17,326Top 22%
Battery
- Capacity
- 100 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 52.3/100 (“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 ASUS Zenbook DUO (2025) UX8406CA, Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 14, HP OMEN 16 (2025) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
