MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2019)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2019) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i5-8210Y Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
5 FPS 1080p
4%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
8-Core M4-FL vs UHD 617 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 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
33ms GtG
Response Time
31ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 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
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
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 3 Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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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 4.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
300 Series Y+
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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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
30W
20.00V
1.50A
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
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-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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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
macOS 10.14 Mojave
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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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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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A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,2
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