Dell 14 Premium and Dell 16 Premium launched as successors to the “XPS” lineup

In June 2025, Dell unveiled its latest lineup of flagship laptops under the “Dell Premium” name. Dell 14 and 16 Premium are the first flagship models launched after the company decided to scrap the previous “XPS” line. But is the name the only thing they have changed? Here, we will dive into the features, specs, and expected price in Nepal of the Dell 14 Premium and the Dell 16 Premium.

But what is Dell Premium?

Before diving into the laptops themselves, I’m sure many users might find the naming confusing. Let’s clear up that confusion first.

So there are three main categories: Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max.

The basic idea is that Dell will now become the baseline name for most standard products. Then there will be Dell Pro products, which are those aimed at business users.

Finally, there’s Dell Pro Max, which is for slightly vaguely defined maximum performance products. But then there will also be Plus and Premium versions that up the build quality and premium feel.

Dell announced they would be changing how they name their laptops, desktops, and monitors back in January this year. All the familiar names like XPS, Inspiron, Latitude, Precision, and OptiPlex are getting removed, except for the Alienware model.

The new Premium laptops that Dell launched are like a continuation of the XPS line. Although they claim it helps customers find the right PC, many criticize this decision because it makes comparing newer products with older ones challenging.

Dell 14 Premium and Dell 16 Premium Overview:

Design and display

So starting with their design, these Dell Premium laptops physically look the same as the XPS model. With the only difference being the new logo. The display specifications remain unchanged from the previous XPS model as well.

They both have a premium all-metal design and are available in either “Platinum” or “Graphite” finishes. Dell has also made some minor reductions in weight compared to last year’s XPS 14 (1.66 kg < 1.68 kg) and XPS 16 (2.06 kg < 2.13 kg), although these changes are subtle and may go unnoticed by most users.

As for the display, the Dell 14 Premium sports a 14.5-inch screen, which can either be a 2K IPS panel or a 3.2K OLED touchscreen. Whereas the Dell 16 Premium can even be configured with up to a 4K OLED panel with up to 120Hz refresh rate. And as expected, they also incorporate Dell’s signature “InfinityEdge” bezels.

Performance

Getting to performance, Dell 14 Premium and Dell 16 Premium are powered by Intel’s Core Ultra Series 2 “Arrow Lake” processors. More specifically, the smaller guy can be configured with up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H CPU, while Dell has left out the more powerful Core Ultra 9 285H for the 16 Premium.

Both of them are 16-cores / 16-threads processors, but the Ultra 9 variant has slightly higher clock speeds and base power (45W > 28W).

The GPU side of things is even more interesting since the most powerful graphics you can get with the 14 Premium is last-gen RTX 4050. Whereas the Dell 16 Premium is configurable with up to an RTX 5070 GPU. And of course, the base models of both these laptops rely on the integrated Intel Arc graphics only.

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Memory, storage, and connectivity

Both of these premium Ultrabooks start with 16GB of LPDDR5x memory in a dual-channel configuration. And you can configure the Dell 14 Premium with up to 32GB RAM and 64GB for the 16 Premium, although you should note that these laptops don’t have upgradeable memory. As for storage, a 512GB Gen4 SSD comes standard on both of them.

But unlike RAM, it is completely user-upgradeable.

In terms of ports, the Dell 14 Premium and Dell 16 Premium are suited with three Thunderbolt 4 connections, all supporting USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort 2.1. Then there’s a 3.5mm audio jack and a microSD card reader as well.

Yeah, you won’t find any USB-A connections here. And wireless connectivity options here include WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

Other than this, they both have an FHD RGB-IR camera that supports Windows Hello login, a set of backlit keyboards, a glass touchpad with haptics, and a quad-speaker audio system. With 8W of total output on the Dell 14 Premium and 10W on the larger one.

Likewise, the Dell 14 Premium has a 69.5Wh battery with 60W charging. Compared to a 99.5Wh unit on the Dell 16 Premium, which fills up via a 130W Type-C adapter.

Dell 14 and 16 Premium Specifications:

Dell 14 and 16 Premium Price in Nepal and Availability

The Dell 14 and 16 Premium have been launched in the US at a starting price of USD 1,649 and USD 1,799, respectively. And when they launch here, we expect the price of the Dell 14 and 16 Premium to start at NPR 277,499 and NPR 302,999.

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