MacBook 12" (Early 2016) vs MacBook Air 11" (Early 2015)

MacBook 12" (Early 2016)
MacBook Air 11" (Early 2015)
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CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
CPU
Core i5-5250U
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
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Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 760
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GB6M 1,320
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GB6S 815
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GB6M 1,565
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HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
Shared Memory
950MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR3-1866
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12"
LCD IPS
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11.6"
LCD TN
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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100 Series Y+
9 Series U+
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (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
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 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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