MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021) $850
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$850
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-1135G7
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
15.6" AMOLED 1920×1080 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2.36x faster vs Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021)
  • 58% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,765
x2.36
Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021) - GB6S 1,595
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3.26x faster vs Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021)
  • 69% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6M 14,675
x3.26
Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021) - GB6M 4,505
x1

FP32

  • 81% faster vs Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021)
  • 45% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) - 3.01 TFLOPS FP32
x1.81
Galaxy Book Pro 15 (Early 2021) - 1.66 TFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-1135G7
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i5-1135G7 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
22 FPS 1080p
18%
1.66 TFLOPS FP32
3%
8-Core M4-FL vs Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
13.6"
LCD IPS
-
15.6"
AMOLED
HDR
13.6"
15.6"
Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
-
Brightness
300 Nits
400 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
2ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
60Hz
Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
2560×1664
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
-
1,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
99% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 2.2 Avg
dE 3.7 Max
dE 2.73 Greyscale
2.46 Gamma
6500K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
-
-
Fully Laminated
-
-
Touch
Capacitive
2560×1664
1920×1080
1080p
720p
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
4
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
Integrated Chipset
500 Series UP3+
Data
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x micro SDXC Card
Power
MagSafe 3
-
-
External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
65W
20.00V
3.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
USB-C
Removable Cable
USB-C
Removable Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
68Wh
4404mAh
15.44V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
-
-
-
-
macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
1x Fans
Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
-
-
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Width
355.4 mm (14 in)
Depth
225.8 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.94 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
Weight
1.07 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
-
-
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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