MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) vs MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

9 differences
SpecificationMacBook Air (13-inch, M5)MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Processor manufacturerDiffersAppleIntel
Bluetooth versionDiffers6Bluetooth 5.0
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi‑Fi 802.11ac
Display resolutionDiffers2560-by-1664 pixels3072‑by‑1920 pixels
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Battery capacityDiffers53.8 Wh100 Wh
WeightDiffers1230 g2.0 kg
Packaging contentDiffers13-inch MacBook Air, 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)16-inch MacBook Pro, 96W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Cables includedDiffersUSB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Headphone outputsSame3.5 mm3.5 mm
Storage mediaSameSSDSSD
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
Operating system installedSamemacOSmacOS
Worldwide AC compatibilitySame100V to 240V AC100V to 240V AC
AC adapter includedSameYesYes
Performance-core boost frequencynot knownnot known4.5 GHz
Processor familynot knownnot knownIntel Core i7
Processor frequencynot knownnot known2.6 GHz
Processor modelnot knownApple M5not known
Mobile network connectionnot knownNonot known
Wi-Finot knownYesnot known
Display brightnessnot known500 nitsnot known
Display diagonalnot known13.6"not known
Internal memorynot known16 GBnot known
Memory bandwidth (max)not known153 GB/snot known
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantitynot knownnot known4
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantitynot known2not known
Discrete graphics cardnot knownnot knownYes
On-board graphics cardnot knownnot knownYes
Optical drive typenot knownNonot known
Introduction yearnot known2026not known
(sg) Refurbishednot knownNonot known
Link to manufacturer informationnot knownhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126320not known
Bag includednot knownNonot known
Docking station includednot knownNonot known
Headset includednot knownNonot known
Mouse includednot knownNonot known