Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9, vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
- Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
- Apple M5 (10-Core)
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 and Apple MacBook Air 13 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 2.38 kg 1.23 kg
Pixel size 359.86x258.7x21.9-23.9 mm 304.1x215x11.3 mm
Area 931 cm² 654 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 72.1 % 82 %
Side bezels 7.2 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count2n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 13.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 141 ppi 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 2560x1664 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
300 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
500 nits
Contrast1000:11437:1
DCI-P3 gamut78.1 %98.1 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a86.8 %
Response timen/a20 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 53.8 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Right, Bottom Left
Charge Power 170/230 W 35/40/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 553/858 g 116/80/167 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz n/a
Cores 4 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 8 10
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics No Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Process tech. 6 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
1827
Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
4091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
6427
Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
16670
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
1395
Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
8778
Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
n/a

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB Apple M5 GPU (8-Core)
TGP 95 W n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 8 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 1530 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1740 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Video Memory 6 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 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4800 MHz 9600 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 32 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 2.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 82.1 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v7
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A3x3.2No
USB-C1x3.22x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.5 cmn/a
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) the clear winner in this comparison.

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