Apple MacBook Air 13″ (M5) vs Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)

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MacBook Air 13″ (M5) compared with MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)

	AppleMacBook Air 13″ (M5)	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	May 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.6″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1664 (better)	2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Liquid Retina display; LED-backlit with IPS technology	LED-backlit Retina IPS; millions of colours
Pixel density
Pixel density	224 ppi	227 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours	P3 wide colour
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Glossy (Notebookcheck)
Display features
Display features	True Tone	True Tone; scaled resolutions of 1680 × 1050, 1440 × 900 or 1024 × 640
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M5	Intel Core i5-8279U or Intel Core i7-8569U
CPU cores
CPU cores	10	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	8
Graphics
Graphics	8-core GPU or 10-core GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better)	8 GB or 16 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB (better)	256 GB to 2 TB
CPU
CPU	10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores	Quad-core Intel Core i5 at 2.4 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz, or Core i7 at 2.8 GHz with up to 4.7 GHz; both with 128 MB eDRAM. Apple's Common Criteria hardware table identifies i5-8279U and i7-8569U, and the Apple T2 Security Chip.
GPU
GPU	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory	2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory; 8 GB standard or 16 GB option
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	153 GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB	SSD; 256 GB or 512 GB standard configurations with up to 2 TB; PCIe storage identified by Notebookcheck
Cooling
Cooling	Fanless	Two fans; often stopped in ordinary use but audible under sustained load (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 18 hours	Up to 10 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	53.8 Wh	58 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.23 kg (better)	1.37 kg
Thickness
Thickness	11.3 mm (better)	14.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	304.1 × 215 mm	304.1 × 212.4 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 15 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	Up to 10 hours wireless web or iTunes movie playback and up to 30 days standby; lithium-polymer battery; actual results vary by configuration and use
Charger
Charger	Sold separately in the UK (30 W, 35 W dual-port or 70 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 30 W over USB PD	61 W USB-C Power Adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	With a 70 W or higher USB PD power source	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 55% recycled content overall	Highly recyclable aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight	Silver and Space Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, headphone jack	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.0
Webcam
Webcam	12MP Center Stage	720p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support	Four USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 at up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 at up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack
External displays
External displays	Up to two at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, alongside the built-in display	One 5120 × 2880 display at 60 Hz with over a billion colours; two 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz with millions of colours; or two 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, alongside the built-in display. Separate adaptors for VGA, HDMI, DVI or Thunderbolt 2.
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys	Full-size backlit keyboard with 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys, ambient light sensor and Touch Bar; revised butterfly mechanism (Notebookcheck)
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	Force Touch with pressure sensing, Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures
Speakers
Speakers	Four-speaker sound system; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Microphones
Microphones	Three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes	Three microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	Touch ID integrated into the Touch Bar
In the box
In the box	13-inch MacBook Air, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m); power adapter sold separately	MacBook Pro; 61 W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)