Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)

Compared 2 laptops: Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024), vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
n/a
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024) and Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
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 comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 0.98 kg 1.51 kg
Pixel size 310x222x13.5 mm 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm
Area 688 cm² 809 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3 % 83.9 %
Side bezels 4.9 mm 5.4 mm
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count2n/a
Noise Level46.8 dBn/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14.2 in 15.3 in
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 264 ppi 224 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 3120x2080 pixels 2880x1864 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024)
1000 nits
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
500 nits
Contrast1000000:11223:1
DCI-P3 gamut99.8 %97.5 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut94.6 %86.3 %
Response time1 ms27 ms

Battery

Capacity 70 Wh 66.5 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:33 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 70 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 90/140 W 35/40/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 236 g 116/80/167 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Apple M5 (10-Core)
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.8 GHz n/a
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 22 10
L3 Cache 24 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024)
2295
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
4121
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024)
11909
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
17463
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024)
1692
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024)
14336
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
n/a

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 28 W n/a
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 2250 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbit/s 9.6 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1024 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.2 2.4
Speaker Power 4x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 85.1 dB 84.8 dB
Microphones 4 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v7
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-ANoNo
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMINoNo
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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