MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016)
MacBook Air 13
(M5, Early 2026)
$1,099
MacBook Pro 13
(Two Ports, Late 2016)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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CPU
M5 (10C8G-FL)
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CPU
Core i5-6360U
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GPU
8-Core M5-FL
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GPU
Iris 540 1000MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
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Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
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3.23 TFLOPS FP32
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768 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-9600
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8GB
LPDDR3-1866
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56 Tabs
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s
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256GB
Proprietary Apple 22+34 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s
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954 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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13.6"
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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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
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Response Time
48ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
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Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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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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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 6.0
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Bluetooth 4.2
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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100 Series U+
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Audio
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Power
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61W
20.30V
3.00A
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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54.5Wh
4781mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 10 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 26 Tahoe
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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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Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
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Height
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 L
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Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
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Weight
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1708
EMC 2978
MacBookPro13,1
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