MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Four Ports, Mid 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
MacBook Pro 13 (Four Ports, Mid 2018) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-8259U
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
Iris Plus 655 1050MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
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 i5-8259U
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i5-8259U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Plus 655 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
11 FPS 1080p
9%
806 GFLOPS FP32
2%
8-Core M4-FL vs Iris Plus 655 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
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/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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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
500 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
48ms 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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1,700:1 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
88% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
64 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
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)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
300 Series U+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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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
61W
20.30V
3.00A
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)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 20V (60W)
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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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58Wh
5083mAh
11.41V
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
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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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
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 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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A1989
EMC 3214
MacBookPro15,2
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