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51 | Performance | 62 |
19 | Gaming | 30 |
51 | Display |
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85 | Battery Life | 55 |
67 | Connectivity | 61 |
92 | Portability | 51 |
61 | QuickComparisons Score | 46 |
| November 2020 | Launched | July 2025 |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~80.1% |
| 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches) | Dimensions: | 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm (15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches) |
| 13.3 inches | Size | 17.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 227 ppi | PPI | 127 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Yes, HDR10 | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1069:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.80% | sRGB color space | — |
| 85.90% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.60% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 35 ms | Response time | — |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 2284 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2508 |
| 8085 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9970 |
| 106 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 112 |
| 504 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 606 |
| 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) | Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches | Dimensions | 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm 15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches |
| 646 cm 2 (100.1 inches 2 ) | Area | 1030 cm 2 (159.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~79.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% |
| 8.8 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 mm |
| Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | — |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | — |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M1 | CPU name | Intel Core 5 210H |
| 3.2 GHz | Base frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| Apple M1 GPU | Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| Apple M1 GPU (8-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1278 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 2.6 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR4X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 4.27 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 2.6 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 8.6 TFLOPS |
| 241 | Blender GPU | — |
| 6005 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 4266 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR4X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 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 | 55.2 Wh |
| 2:23 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 65 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Right |
| 30 W | Charge power | 120 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 172 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 3.1 | USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| No | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 12.1 x 8.1 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~79.6 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |