MacBook Air 13" (Mid 2019) vs Surface Laptop 2 13" (Late 2018)

MacBook Air 13" (Mid 2019)
Surface Laptop 2 13" (Late 2018) $999
Base Price
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Base Price
$999
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
CPU
Core i5-8250U
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 970
26%
GB6M 1,665
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GB6S 1,100
29%
GB6M 3,400
14%
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1100MHz
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
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Touch
Capacitive
720p
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78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
3
2
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 4.2
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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300 Series Y+
Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
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-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows
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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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 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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