MacBook Air 13 (Early 2020) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (Early 2020) $999
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i3-1000NG4
CPU
Core i5-8250U
GPU
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256×1504 Touch
CPU Image
Core i3-1000NG4
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i3-1000NG4 vs Core i5-8250U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz
384 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
9 FPS 1080p
8%
691 GFLOPS FP32
1%
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz vs UHD 620 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
31ms GtG
Response Time
63ms GtG
Flicker
120000Hz
Flicker
22000Hz
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Resolution
2256×1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Coverage
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Accuracy
dE 2.8 Avg
dE 7.2 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6510K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Capacitive
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
2
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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 5.0
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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495 Series Y+
Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
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-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 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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A2179
EMC 3302
MacBookAir9,1
Change Comparison