Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Midnight 2025

★★★★★ 5.0 (1)

The fanless M4 chip delivers 18-hour battery life in a 1.24kg aluminum unibody that stays silent under load. The 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display hits 500 nits with P3 wide color, while the 1080p Center Stage camera and four-speaker Spatial Audio array elevate video calls beyond typical ultrabook quality. This is best for students and mobile professionals who need all-day computing in a completely silent, 0.44-inch thin chassis.

CPU Apple M4
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M4 GPU 10-Core GPU
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Midnight 2025 laptop
80 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong compact (90th percentile) 90th
  • Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (19th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 4.9★ · 186 reviewsQ2 '26: 4.9★ · 35 reviews13118635Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 226 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 74.6
GPU 19
RAM 54
Ports 50.8
Screen 88.5
Portability 89.5
Storage 39.8
Reliability 96.7
Social Proof 75.5

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Apple M4
Cores 10

Graphics

GPU 10-Core GPU
Type integrated
VRAM Type Unified

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5X
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 13.6"
Resolution 2560 (QHD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Brightness 500 nits
Color Gamut Wide color (P3)

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3

Physical

Weight 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs
Battery 54 Wh
OS macOS

vs Competition

Spec Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US
CPU Apple M4 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 512 2000 1024 1024 1000 1024
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU Apple M4 GPU 10-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Intel Arc Intel Arc
OS macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.2 1.6 2.7 1.6 1 1.2
Battery (Wh) 54 - 99 71 - 15
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 74.6195450.888.589.539.896.775.5
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 8791.392.4929672.790.35997.9
Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare 96.889.990.797.895.28.481.879.399.9
HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare 8987.591.3929671.481.832.496.9
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 64.864.98282.591.195.274.35986.9
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 67.864.98266.395.585.781.879.396.9

Usage Scores

Overall (80.2)Ai Llm (40)Gaming (17.6)Compact (92)Creator (56.3)Student (88.5)Business (89.4)Developer (77.1)Entertainment (84.2)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations44

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