MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) $1,299
MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core m3-7Y32A
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Display
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Core m3-7Y32A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 710
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GB6M 1,420
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GB6S 970
24%
GB6M 1,665
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HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 5 FPS
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FP32 0.35 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.2
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200 Series Y+
300 Series Y+
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1534
EMC 3099
MacBook10,1
A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
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