MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2016)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
MacBook 12 (Early 2016) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core m3-6Y30A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
8-Core M4-FL vs HD 515 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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12"
LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 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
33ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 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
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
100 Series Y+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 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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Power
MagSafe 3
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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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53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 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
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 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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A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
Change Comparison