MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)

MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
M1 (8C7G-FL) vs Core M-5Y31A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
19 FPS 1080p
16%
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
7-Core M1-FL vs HD 5300 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
64.7 in² (417.5 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
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
9 Series Y+
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
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
2.40A 5V (12W)
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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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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
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160 min 100%
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macOS 11 Big Sur
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 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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A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
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