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81 | Performance | 79 |
27 | Gaming | 40 |
54 | Display |
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86 | Battery Life | 69 |
79 | Connectivity | 79 |
81 | Portability | 68 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 71 |
| March 2026 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm (14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 212 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | Yes |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1223:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 86.30% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 97.50% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 27 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 4121 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2796 |
| 17463 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 14030 |
| 202 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 125 |
| 1162 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1114 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 894 cm 2 (138.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 8 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | — |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 50.1 dB |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| 10 | Threads | 16 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 2 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 13.6 TFLOPS |
| 260 | Blender GPU | — |
| 22815 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 7467 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 92.2 Wh |
| — | 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 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 170 / 245 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 753 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | — |
| No | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.5 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.8 dB | Loudness | ~83.1 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 4 |