MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Mid 2014)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
MacBook Pro 13 (Mid 2014) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-4278U
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
Iris 5100 1100MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4278U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core i5-4278U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris 5100 1100MHz
320 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
N/A
0%
704 GFLOPS FP32
1%
10-Core M4-FL vs Iris 5100 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR3L-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
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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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
300 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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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
8 Series LP+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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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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71.8Wh
6332mAh
11.34V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (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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A1502
EMC 2875
MacBookPro11,1
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