MacBook Air 15" (M2) vs Surface Laptop 5 15" (Late 2022)

MacBook Air 15" (M2) $1,299
Surface Laptop 5 15" (Late 2022) $1,299
Base Price
$1,299
Base Price
$1,299
CPU
M2 8C10G-FL
CPU
Core i7-1255U
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
M2 8C10G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
Core i7-1255U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,500
66%
GB6M 9,525
40%
GB6S 1,955
52%
GB6M 5,900
25%
10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
768 Shaders
Shared Memory
1250MHz
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 1.92 TFLOPS
4%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR5X-5200
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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15"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor 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
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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 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
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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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 7 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
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macOS 13 Ventura
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 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
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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