XPS 13 (9315) vs MacBook Air 13" (M1)

XPS 13 (9315) $849
MacBook Air 13" (M1) $999
Base Price
$849
Base Price
$999
CPU
Core i5-1230U
CPU
M1 8C7G-FL
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i5-1230U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1GHz Clock
M1 8C7G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,860
49%
GB6M 5,545
23%
GB6S 2,380
63%
GB6M 7,935
33%
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
640 Shaders
Shared Memory
900MHz
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
1080p 15 FPS
13%
FP32 1.15 TFLOPS
2%
1080p 19 FPS
16%
FP32 2.29 TFLOPS
5%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x2
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.4"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
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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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Fingerprint
2
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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 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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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-C
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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51Wh
4416mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 14 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 160 min
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
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
3.8mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
14 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
Volume
0.82 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.17 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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
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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