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A high-end Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) laptop with strong performance (80/100), long battery life. Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads.
| Performance | 80 /100 |
| Gaming | 26 /100 |
| Display | 53 /100 |
| Battery Life | 84 |
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Compare Apple MacBook →| Connectivity | 79 /100 |
| Portability | 94 /100 |
| QuickComparisons Score | 70 /100 |
| Launched | March 2026 |
| Screen-to-body ratio: | ~82% |
| Dimensions: | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) |
| Size | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| PPI | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Display tests | — |
| Contrast | 1437:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.80% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.10% |
| Response time | 20 ms |
| Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 4091 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16670 |
| Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 199 |
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1126 |
| Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No |
| Opening angle | 130° |
| Cooling system | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Number of fans | — |
| Noise level (max. load) | — |
| CPU name | Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) |
| Base frequency | 4.61 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 10 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GPU name | Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 1744 |
| Solar Bay | 17303 |
| RAM size | 16GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No |
| Storage size | 512GB |
| Bus | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No |
| NVMe | Yes |
| Capacity | 53.8 Wh |
| Full charging time | — |
| Battery type | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left |
| Charge power | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 116 / 80 / 167 grams |
| Wi-Fi | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No |
| Optical drive | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No |
| DisplayPort | No |
| VGA | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| SD card reader | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| [Keyboard] | — |
| Keyboard type | Island |
| Numpad | No |
| Backlit | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1 mm |
| [Touchpad] | — |
| Size | — |
| Surface | Glass |
| Windows Precision | No |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 3 |
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