MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) vs Samsung Notebook 5 15 (Early 2018)
MacBook Air 13
(M5, Early 2026)
$1,099
Samsung Notebook 5 15
(Early 2018)
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
M5 (10C8G-FL)
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CPU
Core i5-8250U
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GPU
8-Core M5-FL
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GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
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Display
15.6" LCD VA 1920×1080
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3.23 TFLOPS FP32
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6 FPS 1080p
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422 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-9600
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8GB
DDR4-2133
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56 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s
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128GB
M.2-2280-B-S2
SATA 3
Up to 560MB/s
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954 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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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
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 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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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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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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Coating
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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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)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
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Bluetooth 6.0
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Bluetooth 4.1
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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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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Power
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65W
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53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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43Wh
3772mAh
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Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 5 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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90 min 100%
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macOS 26 Tahoe
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
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Cooler
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Display Side Boarder Size
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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
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
377.4 mm (14.9 in)
Depth
248.6 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.87 L
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Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
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Weight
1.97 kg (4.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.18 kg
(4.8 lb)
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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
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
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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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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