Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 Midnight 2026

The 3nm M5 chip’s 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU accelerate AI tasks with a 16-core Neural Engine in a fanless, 1.24kg aluminum body. Its 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display reaches 500 nits brightness, supported by Wi-Fi 7 and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. This machine suits business users and developers needing on-device AI processing in a portable design, though it lags for gaming.

CPU Apple M5
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.3" 2560x1664
GPU Apple 10-Core GPU
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 Midnight 2026 laptop
78 Overall Score
Price $1,899
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About This Laptop

The 3nm M5 chip’s 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU accelerate AI tasks with a 16-core Neural Engine in a fanless, 1.24kg aluminum body. Its 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display reaches 500 nits brightness, supported by Wi-Fi 7 and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. This machine suits business users and developers needing on-device AI processing in a portable design, though it lags for gaming.

  • CPU Apple M5
  • RAM 32 GB
  • Storage 1024 GB
  • Screen 15.3" 2560x1664
  • GPU Apple 10-Core GPU
  • OS macOS
  • Weight kg 1.2
  • Battery wh 54

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 81.6
GPU 18.4
RAM 81.3
Ports 48.4
Screen 84.8
Portability 54.1
Storage 81.5
Reliability 96.1

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
  • Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
  • Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Apple M5
Cores 10

Graphics

GPU Apple 10-Core GPU

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 15.3"
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 7
Bluetooth Bluetooth 6.0

Physical

Weight 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs
Battery 54 Wh
OS macOS

Value & Pricing

B&H Photo $1,899 Best Price B&H Photo $1,899

Price History

$1,880 $1,890 $1,900 $1,910 $1,920 May 6Jun 8 $1,899

vs Competition

Spec Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx
CPU Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Intel Core Ultra 7 258V AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
RAM (GB) 32 128 32 32 32 24
Storage (GB) 1024 1024 1024 1000 1000 1024
Screen 15.3" 2560x1664 13.4" 2560x1600 16" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 1920x1200
GPU Apple 10-Core GPU AMD Radeon 8060S NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU Intel Arc Intel Arc AMD Radeon 860M
OS macOS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.2 1.2 2.7 1.2 1 1.4
Battery (Wh) 54 70 99 15 - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliability
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 81.618.481.348.484.854.181.596.1
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare 95.179.899.978.789.492.981.558.2
Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare 96.689.790.69894.58.481.578.5
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.96481.368.193.585.373.978.5
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 63.66481.383.990.195.473.958.2
HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare 74.760.184.283.971.57781.531.7

Usage Scores

Overall (78.4)Ai Llm (56.1)Gaming (38.3)Compact (76.6)Creator (62.5)Student (80.3)Business (82)Developer (80.6)Entertainment (80.5)

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Other Configurations27

MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M524GB1000GBSilver$1,549MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBStarlight$1,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB512GBSilver$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB2TBSky Blue$1,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,719MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB2TBSilver$1,899MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB2TBSilver$2,099MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB2TBMidnight$2,099
Show all 27 configurations
MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M516GB512GBSky Blue$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"M516GB1000GBStarlight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1000GBMidnight$1,300MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,319MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1000GBSky Blue$1,349MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB512GBMidnight$1,499MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB2TBStarlight$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB4TBSilver$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB4TBSky Blue$2,499MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB4TBSky Blue$2,499MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBSilver$2,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB4TBSky Blue$2,899

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