MacBook Pro 13 (Four Ports, Mid 2019) vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook Pro 13 (Four Ports, Mid 2019) $1,799
MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-8279U
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
GPU
Iris Plus 655 1150MHz
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i5-8279U
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i5-8279U vs Core i5-8210Y Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Plus 655 1150MHz
384 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
12 FPS 1080p
10%
883 GFLOPS FP32
2%
5 FPS 1080p
4%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Plus 655 1150MHz vs UHD 617 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 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
48ms GtG
Response Time
31ms GtG
Flicker
120000Hz
Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 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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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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64 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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300 Series U+
300 Series Y+
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4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
61W
20.30V
3.00A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 20V (60W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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58Wh
5083mAh
11.41V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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
Not 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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A1989
EMC 3358
MacBookPro15,2
A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
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