Unlike Apple, Dell does include a USB Type-C to USB-A dongle in the retail package, which does solve this problem to an extent. This means, while charging the laptop, you are just left with a single USB Type-C port. The XPS 13 just has two USB Type-C ports, and either of them can be used for charging and there is a microSD card too, which should have been a full-sized SD card slot. A simple but very useful feature and due to the massive size of the LED, it is also very easy to find out about the battery life even from a distance. The LED turns to white if the laptop is charging and it turns orange if the battery percent dips to less than 20 percent. There is an LED light at the middle portion of the laptop, which indicates the battery life of the laptop. The laptop just weighs 1.2KG and has a slim profile, making it easy to carry around.

However, on the insider (when you open the lid) it has a few things that are not seen on other machines, giving this device a unique character. The XPS 13 does resemble the MacBook 13 from the outside. For the XPS 13's design, Dell has followed Apple's lead with a metal body and a slim profile design.