MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 13 (Early 2024)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 13 (Early 2024) $1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256×1504 Touch
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core Ultra 5 135H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
N/A
0%
4.51 TFLOPS FP32
9%
10-Core M4-FL vs Arc 8C 2200MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
63ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
2256×1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 2.8 Avg
dE 7.2 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6510K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
39W
15.00V
2.60A
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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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
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
11.3mm
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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.52 kg (3.3 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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