Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 2026, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Starlight
CPU Apple M5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.3"
GPU next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
66 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average affordability (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Color Gamut | 1 billion colors |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 99 | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 | 83.4 | 76.2 | 36.4 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 58.6 | 35.9 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 29.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 91 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 97.3 | 95.7 | 89.1 | 98.6 | 95.7 | 9.4 | 79.3 | 81.7 | 99.9 | 5.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.2 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.2 | 10.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.2 | 68.9 | 89.1 | 66.3 | 97.3 | 61 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 12.9 |
Usage Scores
- Overall66.3
- AI/LLM42.6
- Gaming20.4
- Portability67.6
- Creator30.9
- Student76
- Business72
- Developer65.6
- Entertainment63.6
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations13
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