MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 (Early 2022)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 (Early 2022) $1,100

Base Price (MSRP) $1,299	Base Price (MSRP) $1,100
CPU M3 (8C10G-FL)	CPU Core i5-1240P
GPU 10-Core M3-FL	GPU Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory 8GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 256GB
Display 15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -	Display 13.3" AMOLED 1920x1080 -

Tech Specs

CPU


M3 (8C10G-FL) 8 Cores 8 Threads 4.05GHz Clock	Core i5-1240P 12 Cores 16 Threads 1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130 77% GB6M 9,510 36%	GB6S 2,000 49% GB6M 7,500 28%

GPU


10-Core M3-FL 1280 Shaders 1398MHz Shared Memory	Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz 640 Shaders 1300MHz Shared Memory
N/A 0% FP32 3.58 TFLOPS 7%	1080p 22 FPS 18% FP32 1.66 TFLOPS 3%

Memory


8GB LPDDR5-6400	8GB LPDDR5-5200
24 Tabs 5%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2230-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.1GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video 11%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


15.3" LCD IPS -	13.3" AMOLED -
500 Nits -	300 Nits 400 Nits Peak
60Hz -	60Hz -
2880x1864 5.4 Million Pixels 224 PPI	1920x1080 2.1 Million Pixels 166 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast	- - 1,000,000:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.1

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

600 Series P+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 4 (40Gbps) - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -
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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power MagSafe 3	- -
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


35W 20.00V 1.75A	65W 20.00V 3.25A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W) - - -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W) - - -
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Battery

66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	63Wh 4080mAh 15.44V Lithium-Ion -
Up to 16 Hours	Up to 11 Hours
Charge Time Up to 50% in 30 min - Up to 80% in 50 min Up to 100% in 90 min	- - - - -

Operating System

macOS 13 Ventura	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm	- - - -
Height 11.5 mm (0.5 in) Width 340.4 mm (13.4 in) Depth 237.6 mm (9.4 in) Volume 0.93 L	Height 11.2 mm (0.4 in) Width 304.4 mm (12 in) Depth 199.8 mm (7.9 in) Volume 0.68 L
Weight 1.51 kg (3.3 lb) Weight + Charger 1.61 kg (3.6 lb) - -	Weight 870 g (30.69 oz) Weight + Charger 1.03 kg (2.3 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage 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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