MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026)

MacBook Neo (Early 2026) $599
MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) $1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
CPU
A18 Pro (Neo)
CPU
M5 (10C8G-FL)
GPU
5-Core A18 Pro
GPU
8-Core M5-FL
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2408×1506
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
CPU Image
A18 Pro (Neo)
6 Cores
6 Threads
4.04GHz Clock
CPU Image
M5 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.46GHz Clock
A18 Pro (Neo) vs M5 (10C8G-FL) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
5-Core A18 Pro
640 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
8-Core M5-FL
1024 Shaders
1578MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.88 TFLOPS FP32
4%
N/A
0%
3.23 TFLOPS FP32
6%
5-Core A18 Pro vs 8-Core M5-FL Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
LPDDR5X-9600
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
-
-
13"
LCD IPS
-
-
13.6"
LCD IPS
-
-
Area
76 in² (490.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
-
Brightness
500 Nits
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
-
-
-
Response Time
33ms GtG
-
-
-
-
Resolution
2408×1506
3.6 Million Pixels
218 PPI
Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
LED Backlight
-
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
-
1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
-
-
-
-
1080p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1080p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
2
4
2
3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 6.0
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
Not Included
-
-
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
USB-C
-
Removable Cable
-
-
-
-
-
-
36.5Wh
4803mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
Up to 11 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
-
-
-
-
-
Charge Time
30 min 50%
-
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
macOS 26 Tahoe
macOS 26 Tahoe
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
-
-
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
-
-
-
-
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Change Comparison