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Dell 16S
Dell's 16S (DS16260) is a 16-inch Intel Core Ultra Series 3 laptop with an aluminum body and a 70Wh battery, on sale in the US from May 14, 2026 at $1,319.99. Options run from the Core Ultra 5 322 to the Core Ultra 9 386H and X7 358H; specs here are for the Core Ultra 7 355, 16GB, 1TB model with the 2880x1800 OLED touchscreen.
Pros
- 16-inch 2880x1800 OLED touchscreen at 120Hz with 100% DCI-P3 coverage; Dell rates it at 400 nits and it measured about 370 to 390 nits in review testing
- Core Ultra 7 355 scored about 2,718 single-core and 11,475 multi-core in Geekbench 6.7 in review testing of this configuration
- 70Wh battery lasted about 11 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing in review testing, with 65W USB-C charging
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1, two USB-A ports and a headset jack in a 15.4mm aluminum body
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 on the Intel BE211 card, plus an IR webcam for Windows Hello face sign-in
Cons
- Memory is soldered LPDDR5x and there is only one M.2 2230 SSD slot, so neither can be expanded later
- This CPU has integrated Intel Graphics with 4 Xe3 cores; Arc graphics is offered only with the Core Ultra X7 358H configuration, which was listed around $2,119 in the US
- No webcam privacy shutter and no fingerprint reader; sign-in is IR face recognition only
- Price climbs quickly: the tested OLED, 1TB configuration cost about $1,769 in the US against $1,319.99 for the base model
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Dell 16S
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED (touchscreen)
- Resolution
- 2880x1800
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 355
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (4 Xe3 cores, integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5x-7467 (onboard)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD (M.2 2230)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,718Bottom 39%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,475Bottom 29%
Battery
- Capacity
- 70 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 11 h
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.86 kg
- Thickness
- 15.4 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, 40Gbps, DisplayPort 2.1, Power Delivery), HDMI 2.1, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, headset jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- Webcam
- 2MP (1080p) with IR
- Biometrics
- IR face recognition (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home (Copilot+ PC)
Quick answers
Is the Dell 16S good in 2026?
The Dell 16S earns an Inno Score of 48.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Dell's 16S (DS16260) is a 16-inch Intel Core Ultra Series 3 laptop with an aluminum body and a 70Wh battery, on sale in the US from May 14, 2026 at $1,319.99. Options run from the Core Ultra 5 322 to the Core Ultra 9 386H and X7 358H; specs here are for the Core Ultra 7 355, 16GB, 1TB model with the 2880x1800 OLED touchscreen.
What are the key specs of the Dell 16S?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.86 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Dell 16S?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Acer Swift Go 14 (2024), Apple MacBook Air 15 (M3), Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
