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27 | Gaming | 33 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 58 |
79 | Connectivity | 69 |
81 | Portability | 61 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 46 |
| March 2026 | Launched | May 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~78.9% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 358.3 x 262.5 x 19.45-22.99 mm (14.11 x 10.33 x 0.77-0.91 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 142 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1223:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 65% |
| 86.30% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 97.50% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 27 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 350 nits |
| 4121 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2252 |
| 17463 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9392 |
| 202 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 96 |
| 1162 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 536 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 358.3 x 262.5 x 19.45-22.99 mm 14.11 x 10.33 x 0.77-0.91 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 941 cm 2 (145.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.9% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.8 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| 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) | 55 dB |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 10 | Threads | 12 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | 2130 MHz |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 6 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR6 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 96 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~16 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 10.9 TFLOPS |
| 260 | Blender GPU | — |
| 22815 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 1x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 76 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 150 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 486 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.2 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x 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 | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.5 x 9.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.8 dB | Loudness | ~81 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
