Honor MagicBook 14 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook 14 (2023), vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Processor | n/a | - Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
| Storage | - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
- 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB - 4096 GB |
| RAM | - 16 GB - 32 GB |
- 16 GB - 24 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 | 1.52 kg | 1.23 kg |
| Pixel size | 307.51x227.56x16.9 mm | 304.1x215x11.3 mm |
| Area | 700 cm² | 654 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 82 % |
| Side bezels | 3.7 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | - Black - Silver - Gold - Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145 ° | 130 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 1 | n/a |
| Noise Level | 41.2 dB | n/a |
Display
| Diagonal | 14.2 in | 13.6 in |
| Type | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | n/a | No |
| Pixel density | 155 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 pixels | 2560x1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync Tech | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Anti-Reflective) |
| Light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1437:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | n/a | 98.1 % |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 100 % |
| Adobe RGB gamut | n/a | 86.8 % |
| Response time | 7 ms | 20 ms |
Battery
| Capacity | 75 Wh | 53.8 Wh |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes |
| Charge Port Location | Left | Left |
| Charge Power | 65 W | 35/40/70 W |
| Cable Length | 1.7 m | 2 m |
| Charger weight | 200 g | 116/80/167 g |
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core i5 13500H | Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) |
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | n/a |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 3 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB | Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) |
| TGP | 50 W | n/a |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | n/a |
| Graphics Type | Discrete | Integrated |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU Frequency | 1185 MHz | n/a |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1417 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Video Memory | 4 | n/a |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Tire Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbit/s | 9.6 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 2048 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Replaceable | No | No |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 1 | n/a |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 512 GB | 512 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Max Volume | 74.2 dB | 82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | Yes |
| IR sensor | No | No |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | In the keyboard button | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 1x3.2 | No |
| USB-C | 2x3.2 | 2x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| Card Reader | No | No |
| Charging Port | No | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0x7.2 cm | n/a |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) the clear winner in this comparison.
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