MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 (Late 2019)
MacBook Air 13
(M5, Early 2026)
$1,099
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13
(Late 2019)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
M5 (10C8G-FL)
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CPU
Core i5-1035G7
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GPU
8-Core M5-FL
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GPU
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
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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
13.5" LCD IPS 2256×1504 Touch
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3.23 TFLOPS FP32
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14 FPS 1080p
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1.08 TFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-9600
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8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
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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.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/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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LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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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
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Response Time
63ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
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Resolution
2256×1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 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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1,400:1 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
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% 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 2.8 Avg
dE 7.2 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6510K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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Facial
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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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 6.0
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Bluetooth 5.0
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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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
Surface Connect
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65W
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45.8Wh
6042mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 7.5 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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Windows
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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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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
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Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
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Weight
1.288 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg
(3.5 lb)
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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
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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