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19 | Gaming | 29 |
51 | Display |
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85 | Battery Life | 79 |
67 | Connectivity | 72 |
92 | Portability | 80 |
61 | QuickComparisons Score | 68 |
| November 2020 | Launched | May 2024 |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83.9% |
| 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches) | Dimensions: | 352.6 x 226.9 x 15.9 mm (13.88 x 8.93 x 0.63 inches) |
| 13.3 inches | Size | 15.6 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 227 ppi | PPI | 212 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1620 pixels |
| Yes, HDR10 | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1069:1 | Contrast | 18900:1 |
| 99.80% | sRGB color space | — |
| 85.90% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.60% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 35 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 600 nits |
| 2284 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2319 |
| 8085 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10875 |
| 106 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 104 |
| 504 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 683 |
| 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) | Weight | 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches | Dimensions | 352.6 x 226.9 x 15.9 mm 13.88 x 8.93 x 0.63 inches |
| 646 cm 2 (100.1 inches 2 ) | Area | 800 cm 2 (123.9 inches 2 ) |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% |
| 8.8 mm | Side bezels | 3.6 mm |
| Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Silver |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 39.8 dB |
| Apple M1 | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) |
| 3.2 GHz | Base frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| Apple M1 GPU | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M1 GPU (8-core) | GPU name | Adreno X1-45 |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1278 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz |
| 2.6 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR4X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | — |
| 4.27 Gbps | Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 768 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 |
| 2.6 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| 241 | Blender GPU | — |
| 6005 | Solar Bay | 5166 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 4266 MHz | Clock | 8448 MHz |
| LPDDR4X | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x128 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 49.9 Wh | Capacity | 70 Wh |
| 2:23 hr | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 65 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 30 W | Charge power | 65 / 90 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 172 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 223 / 392 grams |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 3.1 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 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 | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.5 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.1 x 8.1 cm | Size | 13.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~79.6 dB | Loudness | ~79.9 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |