Dell 16 Plus 2025, Core Ultra 5 226V, 16GB, 1TB SSD + 128GB SSD, Ice Blue
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU Integrated Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.1 kg
23 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong storage (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong gpu (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong ram (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average portability (18th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.5 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 128 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell 16 Plus | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 16" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell 16 Plus | 62.9 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 64.1 | 39 | 17.9 | 70.9 | 33.4 | 82.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 37.1 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 90.1 | 68.8 | 89.7 | 58.1 | 82.3 | 87.1 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 34.3 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 68.7 | 65.1 | 66.6 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 87 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 39.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 7, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall23
- AI/LLM14.5
- Gaming8.4
- Portability16.7
- Creator14.3
- Student30.2
- Business19
- Developer27.9
- Entertainment22.5
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
