Apple MacBook Air 15.3" 15-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence Midnight 2025 Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 95th
- Strong port (74th percentile) 92th
- Strong cpu (66th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 20th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 66 Wh |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15.3" 15-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | 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 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 66 | - | 99 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15.3" 15-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence | 73.6 | 19.9 | 67.8 | 73.3 | 89.6 | 54 | 47.5 | 91.8 | 94.8 | 98.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.1 | 90.6 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.8 | 76.1 | 91.3 | 91.8 | 54.2 | 97.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 16" Pro 7i Compare | 96.5 | 91.6 | 86 | 83 | 94.1 | 7.3 | 94.9 | 99.5 | 74.9 | 99.4 |
| 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 |