Apple MacBook Air Apple 13" MacBook Air (M4, Sky Blue) Review
CPU Apple M4
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 53 Wh
86.7 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 98th
- Strong compact (91th percentile) 93th
- Strong screen (81th percentile) 88th
- Strong port (74th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average ram (32th percentile) 35th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 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 Apple 13" MacBook Air (M4, Sky Blue) | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Silver) | ASUS ProArt ASUS - ProArt PX13 13" 3K OLED Touch Screen Laptop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - 32GB Memory - RTX 4050 - 1TB SSD - Nano Black | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | MSI Vector MSI 16" Vector 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 13.8" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | macOS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 72 | — | 99 | 90 | 54 |