MacBook Air 15" (M2) vs IdeaPad 5 Pro 16" (Mid 2022)

MacBook Air 15" (M2) $1,299
IdeaPad 5 Pro 16" (Mid 2022) $1,285
Base Price
$1,299
Base Price
$1,285
CPU
M2 8C10G-FL
CPU
Ryzen 5 6600HS
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
M2 8C10G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
Ryzen 5 6600HS
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,500
66%
GB6M 9,525
40%
GB6S 1,770
47%
GB6M 7,100
30%
10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1343MHz
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 38 FPS
32%
FP32 5.5 TFLOPS
11%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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120Hz
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2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
White Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
6
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-I
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
135W
20.00V
6.75A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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75Wh
4883mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 80 min
macOS 13 Ventura
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Height
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
356 mm (14 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.51 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.45 kg (5.4 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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