Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Sky Blue 2025
Apple
88 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13" 4 Matt Black 2021
Microsoft
50 Overall Score
Scores
Compact
Business
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Gaming
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13" 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 ★ | Intel Core i7 1185G |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10★ | 4 |
| Frequency | — | 3.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 12 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | — | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5★ | LPDDR4X |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB★ | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 13.6" | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2560 px★ | 1366 px |
| Panel | IPS★ | — |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 500 nits★ | — |
| Color Gamut | one billion colors | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 0 | 1★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.24 kg★ | 1.29 kg |
| Battery | 54 Wh★ | 47 Wh |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Sky Blue 2025
- Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong reliability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compact (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13" 4 Matt Black 2021
- Strong compact (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong reliability (79th percentile)
- Strong gpu (78th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average screen (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average storage (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 27 specs.
