Dell XPS, Dell Inspiron Plus leaked ahead of anticipated debut with Snapdragon X Elite chip

New Delhi: The Dell XPS 13 9345 and Dell Inspiron 14 7441 Plus may launch soon as the company’s first laptops to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series processors. Images of Dell’s next-generation laptop have now been leaked online. These are said to feature support for AI capabilities as well as a dedicated key to launch Microsoft’s CoPilot chatbot. Dell’s alleged laptop is also expected to come with support for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows AI Explorer and will reportedly be launched in the second half of 2024.

Images of two new laptops – the Dell XPS 13 9345 and the Inspiron 14 7441 Plus – were published by Windows Report on Friday. According to the report, these laptops are similar to the company’s previous XPS and Inspiron laptop lineups and are equipped with Snapdragon X Elite chips instead of AMD or Intel processors.

Leaked images of the Dell XPS 13 9345 show the laptop from various angles, revealing an OLED display with thin bezels and a dedicated CoPilot key. The laptop is also shown to feature a Touch Bar with Escape, Delete, and Function keys, while the right and left sides of the keyboard extend to the sides of the chassis, just like the Dell XPS 13 Plus with 12th-generation Intel Core Alder Lake CPU that was introduced at CES 2022.

Meanwhile, the Dell Inspiron 14 7441 Plus has been shown with a design that will be similar to the company’s recent Inspiron series of laptops with rounded edges. According to the leaked photos, it will also be equipped with a dedicated CoPilot key, while the keyboard will also have a fingerprint scanner built into the power button. The Inspiron 14 7441 Plus is also shown with a much larger trackpad.

On the connectivity front, the Dell XPS 13 9345 is said to be equipped with two USB Type-C ports. Meanwhile, the Dell Inspiron 14 7441 Plus is shown to have two USB Type-C ports, one USB Type-A port, and a microSD card slot. Leaked images show the XPS 13 9345 with a borderless trackpad, while photos of the Inspiron 14 7441 Plus suggest the laptop will have a Windows Hello compatible webcam along with other unspecified sensors.