MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs Samsung Notebook Plus (Mid 2020)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
Samsung Notebook Plus (Mid 2020)
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Celeron 5205U
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
UHD 610 900MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
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M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Celeron 5205U
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
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GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 380
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GB6M 655
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10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 610 900MHz
96 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 2 FPS
2%
FP32 0.17 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
DDR4-2666
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD TN
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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
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad 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)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
400 Series U
Data
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Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 3x1.1mm
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
65W
19.00V
3.42A
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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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC 3x1.1mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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43Wh
3772mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 5 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
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
359.6 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.65 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.81 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.02 kg (4.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
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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Memory Slots
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