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51 | Performance | 81 |
19 | Gaming | 27 |
51 | Display |
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85 | Battery Life | 86 |
67 | Connectivity | 89 |
92 | Portability | 87 |
61 | QuickComparisons Score | 81 |
| November 2020 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~84.6% |
| 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches) | Dimensions: | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) |
| 13.3 inches | Size | 14.2 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| 227 ppi | PPI | 254 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| Yes, HDR10 | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1069:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 99.80% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 85.90% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.60% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 35 ms | Response time | — |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 1000 nits |
| 2284 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4169 |
| 8085 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17581 |
| 106 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 206 |
| 504 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1158 |
| 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) | Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches | Dimensions | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| 646 cm 2 (100.1 inches 2 ) | Area | 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% |
| 8.8 mm | Side bezels | 3.4 mm |
| Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black, Silver |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53.2 dB |
| Apple M1 | CPU name | Apple M5 (10-Core) |
| 3.2 GHz | Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 8 | Threads | 10 |
| Apple M1 GPU | Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M1 GPU (8-core) | GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| 1278 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| 2.6 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR4X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 4.27 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 1280 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 2.6 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| 241 | Blender GPU | 257 |
| 6005 | Solar Bay | 23257 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 4266 MHz | Clock | 9600 MHz |
| LPDDR4X | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x128 GB | Channels | 2x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 49.9 Wh | Capacity | 72.4 Wh |
| 2:23 hr | Full charging time | 1:30 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 65 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 30 W | Charge power | 70 / 96 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 172 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 165 / 375 grams |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 3.1 | USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| No | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.1 x 8.1 cm | Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~79.6 dB | Loudness | ~83.1 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
