Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (Intel, 2020)
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Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025), vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (Intel, 2020). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Storage | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB |
- 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
| RAM | - 16 GB - 24 GB - 32 GB |
- 16 GB - 32 GB |
Review
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBody
| Weight | 1.51 kg | 1.4 kg |
| Pixel size | 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm | 304.1x212.4x15.6 mm |
| Area | 809 cm² | 646 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.9 % | 79.4 % |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Blue |
- Silver - Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130 ° | n/a |
| Cooling type | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | n/a |
| Cooler count | n/a | 2 |
| Cooler speed | n/a | 6200 RPM |
| Noise Level | n/a | 42.1 dB |
Display
| Diagonal | 15.3 in | 13.3 in |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | n/a |
| Pixel density | 224 ppi | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880x1864 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync Tech | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Anti-Reflective) | Glossy (Anti-Reflective) |
| Light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1641:1 | 1600:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | 98.7 % | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.9 % |
| Adobe RGB gamut | 88.3 % | 77.4 % |
| Response time | 24 ms | 40 ms |
Battery
| Capacity | 66.5 Wh | 58 Wh |
| Voltage | n/a | 12.96 V |
| Full Charge Time | 2:44 h | 1:50 h |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes, 70 W | Yes |
| Charge Port Location | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge Power | 35/70 W | 61 W |
| Cable Length | 2 m | 2 m |
| Charger weight | 188/208 g | 276 g |
Processor
| Processor | Apple M4 (10-Core) | Intel Core i7 1068NG7 |
| Base frequency | 4.41 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | n/a | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 8 MB |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (64 EU) |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 10 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (64EU) |
| TGP | 18 W | 15 W |
| Graphics Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU Frequency | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1800 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Tire Width | 128 bit | n/a |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbit/s | 3.73 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 1280 | 512 |
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
| ROPs | 40 | 8 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Frequency | 7500 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Total Slots | n/a | 2 |
Storage
| Bus | Custom | Custom |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 512 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Max Volume | 85.8 dB | 80.1 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6E | v5 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | Yes |
| IR sensor | No | No |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1280x720 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 4x3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| Card Reader | No | No |
| Charging Port | Yes | No |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | n/a | 11.1x6.6 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | No | No |
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Attention!
Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
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