MacBook Pro 13 (M2, Mid 2022) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2012)

MacBook Pro 13 (M2, Mid 2022) $1,299
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2012) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
M2 (8C10G)
CPU
Core i5-3427U
GPU
10-Core M2
GPU
HD 4000 1150MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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M2 (8C10G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
Core i5-3427U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
10-Core M2
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
HD 4000 1150MHz
128 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 30 FPS
25%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.29 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
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 TN
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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65 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
QS77
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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 2
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External
External
67W
20.00V
3.27A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.27A 20V (65.4W)
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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
58.2Wh
5103mAh
11.41V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
6849mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 20 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 150 min
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macOS 12 Monterey
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (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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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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Height
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
1.01 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.4 kg (3.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.5 lb)
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1.35 kg (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
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2338
EMC 8162
Mac14,7
A1466
EMC 2559
MacBookAir5,2
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