MacBook Air (15-inch, M5) vs MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

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

9 differences
SpecificationMacBook Air (15-inch, M5)MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
Display resolutionDiffers2880-by-1864 pixels2560-by-1600 pixels
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Bluetooth versionDiffers65.0
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Battery capacityDiffers66.5 Wh49.9 Wh
Introduction yearDiffers20262020
WeightDiffers1.51 kg1.29 kg
Packaging contentDiffers15-inch MacBook Air, 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)30W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Cables includedDiffersUSB-C to MagSafe 3USB-C
Processor manufacturerSameAppleApple
Storage mediaSameSSDSSD
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
Operating system installedSamemacOSmacOS
Worldwide AC compatibilitySame100V to 240V AC100V to 240V AC
AC adapter includedSameYesYes
Display brightnessnot knownnot known400 nits
Display diagonalnot knownnot known13.3"
RGB colour spacenot knownnot knownWide color (P3)
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantitynot known2not known
USB 2.0 ports quantitynot knownnot known0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantitynot knownnot known0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantitynot knownnot known2
Internal memorynot knownnot known8 GB
Memory bandwidth (max)not known153 GB/snot known
Processor familynot knownnot knownApple M1
Processor modelnot knownnot knownApple M1
Optical drive typenot knownnot knownNo
Total storage capacitynot knownnot known256 GB
On-board graphics card modelnot knownnot known7-core GPU
Thunderbolt ports quantitynot knownnot known2
Model numbernot knownMacBook Air (15-inch, M5)not known
(sg) Keywordsnot knownMagSafe 3not known
Link to manufacturer informationnot knownhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126321not known