MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Mid 2014)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
MacBook Pro 13 (Mid 2014) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
CPU
Core i5-4278U
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
GPU
Iris 5100 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4278U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i5-8210Y vs Core i5-4278U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris 5100 1100MHz
320 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
5 FPS 1080p
4%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
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704 GFLOPS FP32
1%
UHD 617 1050MHz vs Iris 5100 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
31ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
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Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 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
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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300 Series Y+
8 Series LP+
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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71.8Wh
6332mAh
11.34V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 11 Big Sur (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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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.24 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
A1502
EMC 2875
MacBookPro11,1
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