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77 | Performance | 58 |
26 | Gaming | 20 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 53 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
81 | Portability | 62 |
69 | QuickComparisons Score | 43 |
| March 2025 | Launched | May 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~78.3% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 356.98 x 265.43 x 15.2-22.7 mm (14.05 x 10.45 x 0.6-0.89 inches) |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1641:1 | Contrast | 1000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 88.30% | Adobe RGB profile | 72.10% |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 70.80% |
| 24 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| 3700 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2543 |
| 14368 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10091 |
| 167 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 115 |
| 956 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 609 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 356.98 x 265.43 x 15.2-22.7 mm 14.05 x 10.45 x 0.6-0.89 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 948 cm 2 (146.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.3% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.2 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Blue |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Magnesium alloy Bottom: Magnesium alloy |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 55.6 dB |
| Apple M4 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core 5 210H |
| 4.46 GHz | Base frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 10 | Threads | 12 |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 6GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 8 nm |
| 1470 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 6 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR6 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | ~12 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2048 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 3.8 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| 1024 | Blender GPU | — |
| 15416 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 1x8 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 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 | 60 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 | Bottom |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 130 / 180 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 188 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 699 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 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 |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 11.5 x 7.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~85.8 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |