MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs MacBook Air 13 (Early 2014)

MacBook Neo (Early 2026) $599
MacBook Air 13 (Early 2014) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
A18 Pro (Neo)
CPU
Core i5-4260U
GPU
5-Core A18 Pro
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2408×1506
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
A18 Pro (Neo)
6 Cores
6 Threads
4.04GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
A18 Pro (Neo) vs Core i5-4260U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
5-Core A18 Pro
640 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.88 TFLOPS FP32
4%
N/A
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640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
5-Core A18 Pro vs HD 5000 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
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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13"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD TN
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Area
76 in² (490.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2408×1506
3.6 Million Pixels
218 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
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)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
8 Series LP+
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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
20W
9.00V
2.22A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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Removable Cable
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
36.5Wh
4803mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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macOS 26 Tahoe
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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Height
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Width
297.5 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
206.4 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.78 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.29 kg (2.8 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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A1466
EMC 2632
MacBookAir6,2
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