MacBook Air 15 (M3) vs XPS 13 (9340)

Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 outperforms Dell XPS 13 in GPU class with its 10-core M3 GPU versus Intel Arc 8-core iGPU, and remains fanless under sustained 12W load while the XPS runs at 24W PL1 with active cooling. Choose the MacBook Air if you edit 4K video with Final Cut Pro—24GB RAM and 1TB SSD handle multi-track timelines without throttling, and 18-hour battery life outlasts the XPS’s 11 hours. Pick the Dell XPS 13 if you run heavy multitasking like VMs or AI tools—32GB LPDDR5x RAM and 16-core Ultra 7 155H deliver 40% more threads than the M3’s 8-core. In UAE at AED 6899 vs AED 5499, the Dell wins on value because it offers 16GB more RAM for AED 1400 less; in India at ₹169900 vs ₹169990, the MacBook Air wins on value because it delivers superior GPU performance and 7 hours longer battery for the same price.