MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2019)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2019) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
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13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 970
24%
GB6M 1,665
6%
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.2
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300 Series Y+
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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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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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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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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
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macOS 13 Ventura
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
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
9.0mm
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
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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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A2941
A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,2
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