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77 | Performance | 82 |
26 | Gaming | 43 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 80 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
81 | Portability | 96 |
69 | QuickComparisons Score | 79 |
| March 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~86.2% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 319.6 x 206.4 x 0.9 mm (12.58 x 8.13 x 0.04 inches) |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 243 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | Yes |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1641:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 88.30% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 24 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 14 inches |
| 3700 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3548 |
| 14368 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 18797 |
| 167 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 139 |
| 956 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1379 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 0.79 kg (1.74 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 319.6 x 206.4 x 0.9 mm 12.58 x 8.13 x 0.04 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 660 cm 2 (102.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.2% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 9.1 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | Yes |
| 130° | Opening angle | 360° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 1 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M4 (10-Core) | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-88-100) |
| 4.46 GHz | Base frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 18 |
| 10 | Threads | 18 |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | Adreno X2-90 |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| 1470 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1700 MHz |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | 9.52 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 1536 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| 1024 | Blender GPU | — |
| 15416 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 4x2 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 9523 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 75 Wh |
| 2:44 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 68 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 188 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| No | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | No |
| No | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | — |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | — |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~85.8 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |