Apple MacBook Air 13.6" Midnight 2025 Review
CPU Apple M4
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M4 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 53 Wh
87.1 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 95th
- Strong compact (91th percentile) 89th
- Strong screen (81th percentile) 88th
- Strong port (74th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 20th
- Below average ram (32th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 2x Thunderbolt |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Yoga Lenovo - Yoga Slim 9i - Copilot+ PC - 14" 4K 120Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 3840x2400 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | - | 75 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" | 73.6 | 19.9 | 43.1 | 73.3 | 84.5 | 89.3 | 47.5 | 81.1 | 94.8 | 87.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.1 | 89.3 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.8 | 76.1 | 71.2 | 77.9 | 54.2 | 95.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14" Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 94.3 | 90.1 | 99.9 | 85 | 71.2 | 84.5 | 74.9 | 89.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 86 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 85.2 | 71.2 | 77.9 | 74.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 86 | 98.2 | 90 | 95.5 | 71.2 | 91.8 | 54.2 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.8 | 40.7 | 86 | 94.4 | 80 | 87.1 | 71.2 | 91.8 | 74.9 | 97.3 |