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Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 Midnight 2026
The M5’s 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine drive intensive AI tasks silently in a fanless 1.51kg design. Its 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display with 500 nits brightness pairs high-resolution clarity with a portable, all-aluminum build. This MacBook Air is best for entertainment and productivity users, as well as developers running local AI models, who need a large screen and all-day carry convenience.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 66 Wh
67 Overall Score
Price $1,319
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong screen (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 66 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| 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 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 66 | - | 99 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 | 81.8 | 18.5 | 53.4 | 46.5 | 89.7 | 52.9 | 53.5 | 96.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 69.5 | 31.9 |
Price
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Usage Scores
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Other Configurations33
MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M516GB512GBSky Blue$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBStarlight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBSky Blue$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB512GBStarlight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1000GBMidnight$1,300MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,349
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MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"M5 Chip16GB512GBSky Blue$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,119MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB512GBMidnight$1,499MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M524GB1000GBSilver$1,549MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBStarlight$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB512GBSilver$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB2TBSky Blue$1,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,719MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBMidnight$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB2TBSilver$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB2TBStarlight$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB2TBMidnight$2,099MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB2TBMidnight$2,099MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB2TBSky Blue$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB4TBMidnight$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB4TBSky Blue$2,499MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB4TBSilver$2,499MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBSilver$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB4TBSky Blue$2,899
