MacBook Air 15 (M5, Early 2026) vs Dell XPS 13 (9315, Mid 2022)
MacBook Air 15
(M5, Early 2026)
$1,299
Dell XPS 13
(9315, Mid 2022)
$849
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$849
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CPU
M5 (10C10G-FL)
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CPU
Core i5-1230U
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GPU
10-Core M5-FL
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GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
512GB
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Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
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Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920×1200
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4.04 TFLOPS FP32
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15 FPS 1080p
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16GB
LPDDR5X-9600
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8GB
LPDDR5-5200
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56 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x2
Up to 3.4GB/s
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954 min 4K Video
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954 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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15.3"
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
80.7 in² (520.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 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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Response Time
40ms GtG
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
69% DCI-P3
71% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Accuracy
dE 3.0 Avg
dE 6.7 Max
dE 3.12 Greyscale
2.41 Gamma
6420K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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Fingerprint
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 6.0
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Bluetooth 5.2
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
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Power
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45W
20.00V
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3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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51Wh
4416mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 14 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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90 min 100%
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macOS 26 Tahoe
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.8mm
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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
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Height
14 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
Volume
0.82 L
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
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Weight
1.17 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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