Stay powered longer: Depending on how you use your laptop, your battery life will vary. We benchmark our battery life 2 different ways – with industry standard MobileMark 2014, as well as streaming video, a common usage for laptops. When you are using productivity applications, like Word or Excel, experience up to 19.5 hours of continual use, the longest battery life on a 15-inch laptop*. Enjoy up to 11.5 hours of battery life when streaming Netflix content.

Back-up power: The optional Dell Power Companion will give you extra runtime with 9 additional hours of productivity for your XPS 15 Laptop.