Dell Technologies has expanded its consumer portfolio with the Dell 14S and Dell 16S, two Copilot+ laptops that pair on-device AI processing with battery figures the company says stretch well beyond a full working day. The machines were announced on June 11 from Dubai, with both Intel and AMD configurations on offer.
At the core of the new laptops are Intel’s Series 3 Core Ultra processors, configurable up to the Core Ultra 9 386H, backed by a neural processing unit rated at up to 50 TOPS — trillions of AI operations per second. That figure clears the 40-TOPS threshold Microsoft requires for Copilot+ certification, which is what allows AI features such as enhanced video calls and system-level intelligence to run locally on the device rather than in the cloud. Buyers can alternatively opt for AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 Series chips, which Dell says are tuned for multitasking and graphics-heavy workloads.
Dell is making notable generational claims for the pair. According to the company’s own comparisons with the previous generation, the 14S delivers up to 97% higher multitasking performance, while the larger 16S manages a 59% uplift. As with all vendor benchmarks, real-world gains will depend on workload and configuration.
Battery life is the other headline number. Dell rates the 14S at up to 24 hours of productivity use and 18 hours of video streaming, while the 16S is quoted at up to 26 hours of streaming and 14 hours of productivity work. The figures, as ever, will vary with brightness, workload and display choice.
Physically, both laptops use aluminum chassis measuring 15.3mm thin, with the 14S weighing in at 3.2 pounds (about 1.45kg) and the 16S at 3.9 pounds (about 1.77kg). They come in Celestial Blue and Frost Blue finishes, feature backlit keyboards with a revised shortcut layout, and have passed military-grade durability testing, according to the company.
Display options span FHD+ panels rated at 400 nits with Dell’s ComfortView eye-comfort technology, QHD+ panels running at up to 120Hz with 500 nits of brightness, full sRGB coverage and Dolby Vision support, and OLED variants promising 100% DCI-P3 color coverage alongside ComfortView Plus blue-light reduction. Audio comes from Dolby Atmos-tuned speakers paired with Smart Amplifier technology.
Dell is also leaning on sustainability credentials: both models are built with recycled aluminum and plastics, ship in fully recycled packaging, and carry ENERGY STAR certification and EPEAT Gold registration with Climate+ designation.
The 14S and 16S slot into the simplified naming scheme Dell introduced in 2025, when it retired long-running consumer brands such as Inspiron and XPS in favor of a single Dell line. They arrive in a crowded AI PC market, with rivals from Lenovo, HP, Asus and Acer all shipping Copilot+ machines built around the same NPU race. Dell did not disclose pricing or regional availability dates in the announcement.
