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Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 Sky Blue 2026
The 10-core M5 chip with integrated GPU drives a fanless design and 18-hour battery life for silent, all-day computing. The 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display covers one billion colors, while Apple Intelligence and Wi-Fi 7 enhance privacy and connectivity. This laptop is best for students and professionals who rely on seamless iPhone and Mac integration for multitasking and light creative work.
CPU M5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
GPU Apple M5 10-core
OS Mac OS
Weight 6.1 kg
71 Overall Score
Price $1,149
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average compact (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M5 10-core |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Color Gamut | one billion colors |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.4 lbs |
| OS | Mac OS |
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 | 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 M5 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 6.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 99 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 | 82 | 18.5 | 38.7 | 46.4 | 88.8 | 13.1 | 39 | 96.3 | 98.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| 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 | 99.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $1,149
Amazon 1 offers From $1,149
Best Buy 1 offers From $1,299
Price History
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations33
MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,119MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBStarlight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,150MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBSky Blue$1,199MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Unknown16GB512GBMidnight$1,250MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB512GBStarlight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1000GBMidnight$1,300MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,319
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MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"M5 Chip16GB512GBSky Blue$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$950MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,349MacBook 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 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB4TBMidnight$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
