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64 | Performance | 57 |
23 | Gaming | 21 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 86 |
70 | Connectivity | 67 |
81 | Portability | 92 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 61 |
| March 2024 | Launched | June 2022 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~79.4% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 13.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 227 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1422:1 | Contrast | 1658:1 |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 87.80% | Adobe RGB profile | 87.90% |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.80% |
| 25 ms | Response time | 35 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2958 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2563 |
| 11376 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9898 |
| 135 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 122 |
| 697 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 563 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 646 cm 2 (100.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 8.8 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Silver, Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 130° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 1 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 49 dB |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | Apple M2 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | Apple M2 GPU |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | Apple M2 GPU (8-core) |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1398 MHz |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 2.9 TFLOPS |
| 146 | Blender GPU | 292 |
| 12321 | Solar Bay | 6744 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x4 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | LPDDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 256GB |
| Custom | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x256 GB |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 58.2 Wh |
| 2:50 hr | Full charging time | 2:30 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 67 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 184 / 298 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 274 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v6 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| No | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| No | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | No |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~85.1 dB | Loudness | ~81.9 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
