MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-5257U
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
Iris 6100 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i5-5257U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 905
22%
GB6M 1,710
6%
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
Iris 6100 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.81 TFLOPS
2%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/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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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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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9 Series U+
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74.9Wh
6559mAh
11.42V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 10 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
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
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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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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.24 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.57 kg (3.5 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2941
A1502
EMC 2835
MacBookPro12,1
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