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The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16) has a slightly better gaming score, thanks to its Adreno X1-85 graphics, making it the winner in this use case.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) excels in professional work with its strong performance, making it the clear winner in this use case.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) is more portable, with a higher portability score, making it the winner in this use case.
81 | Performance | 70 |
27 | Gaming | 36 |
54 | Display | 72 |
86 | Battery Life | 75 |
79 | Connectivity | 72 |
81 | Portability | 73 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 69 |
| March 2026 | Launched | May 2024 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.8% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 355.35 x 255.44 x 12.3 mm (13.99 x 10.06 x 0.48 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 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, HDR10 |
| 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 | 120% |
| 27 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 4121 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2748 |
| 17463 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 14300 |
| 202 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 122 |
| 1162 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 916 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 355.35 x 255.44 x 12.3 mm 13.99 x 10.06 x 0.48 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 908 cm 2 (140.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.8% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 5.4 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Blue |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 125° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 32.4 dB |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 12 |
| 10 | Threads | 12 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | Adreno X1-85 |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | — |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 1536 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| 260 | Blender GPU | — |
| 22815 | Solar Bay | 9337 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 8448 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | No |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 61.8 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 | 65 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 1x 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) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.8 dB | Loudness | ~81.8 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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