Nope. And I say that as someone who wants to switch away from the straightjacket that is MBP + macOS.
In broad strokes, yes, the XPS13 (and 15) are pretty close to the Macbook Pro's. However, since Apple has already been 'here' ( = great trackpad, solid body, great battery life) since 2012 they have had time to absolutely perfect the Macbooks. Just a small list of engineering stuff they did:
1. Battery life. They developed both terraced batteries and special non-standard sleeper modes on Thunderbolt chips. Also one of the few laptops left that has a 'muxed' dual-graphics solution.
2. Custom motherboards, in very weird shapes, to maximize spatial efficiency.
3. Fans. The fan blades are all at a different angle, thus producing a slightly different pitch and spreading fan noise across the audible spectrum
4. The hinge. Opening and closing a Macbook is an absolutely joy, because its sturdy enough to not wobble, but if you open it, it doesn't tilt the Macbook off the surface. [1]
5. Magsafe (sadly gone since 2016 models)
The XPS line not having these little things is not a show-stopper, but IMHO does elevate a laptop from 'great' to 'near-perfection'.
[1] They test this painstankingly, so it feels perfect from the 11" Air all the way up to the 15" Pro. Even my dad's brand new 2016 XPS 15 still has the tilting problem.
In broad strokes, yes, the XPS13 (and 15) are pretty close to the Macbook Pro's. However, since Apple has already been 'here' ( = great trackpad, solid body, great battery life) since 2012 they have had time to absolutely perfect the Macbooks. Just a small list of engineering stuff they did:
1. Battery life. They developed both terraced batteries and special non-standard sleeper modes on Thunderbolt chips. Also one of the few laptops left that has a 'muxed' dual-graphics solution. 2. Custom motherboards, in very weird shapes, to maximize spatial efficiency. 3. Fans. The fan blades are all at a different angle, thus producing a slightly different pitch and spreading fan noise across the audible spectrum 4. The hinge. Opening and closing a Macbook is an absolutely joy, because its sturdy enough to not wobble, but if you open it, it doesn't tilt the Macbook off the surface. [1] 5. Magsafe (sadly gone since 2016 models)
The XPS line not having these little things is not a show-stopper, but IMHO does elevate a laptop from 'great' to 'near-perfection'.
[1] They test this painstankingly, so it feels perfect from the 11" Air all the way up to the 15" Pro. Even my dad's brand new 2016 XPS 15 still has the tilting problem.