Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Midnight 2025
The fanless Apple M4 10-core chip delivers 18-hour battery life within a 1.24kg aluminum body that stays silent under load. Its 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display renders one billion colors at 500 nits and pairs with a four-speaker Spatial Audio system and 12MP Center Stage camera for crisp video calls. This machine is best for students and business commuters who need a featherlight, all-day productivity device for office apps, streaming, and light media editing without fan noise.
About This Laptop
The fanless Apple M4 10-core chip delivers 18-hour battery life within a 1.24kg aluminum body that stays silent under load. Its 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display renders one billion colors at 500 nits and pairs with a four-speaker Spatial Audio system and 12MP Center Stage camera for crisp video calls. This machine is best for students and business commuters who need a featherlight, all-day productivity device for office apps, streaming, and light media editing without fan noise.
- CPU Apple M4
- RAM 24 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
- GPU Apple M4 10-core
- OS macOS Sequoia 15.1
- Weight kg 1.2
- Battery wh 53
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | 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 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 70 | 99 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 | 73.2 | 18.4 | 59.2 | 53.3 | 84.8 | 89.6 | 39.3 | 96.1 | 97.7 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.6 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 87.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 77 | 81.5 | 31.7 | 94.2 |
Usage Scores
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