Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5): 13.6-inch · M5
Acer Swift Air 14: SFA14-I31-A52Y · NX.W4KSJ.003 · 12 GB / 512 GB · Sage Green
| Specification | Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) | Acer Swift Air 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2026 |
| Display | 13.6-inch Liquid Retina IPS; 2560 × 1664; 224 ppi; 500 nits; P3; True Tone Apple | 14-inch IPS · 1920 × 1200 · 16:10 Acer |
| Processor | Apple M5; 10-core CPU (4 performance, 6 efficiency); 16-core Neural Engine Apple | Intel Core 5 320 Acer |
| Graphics | 8-core GPU; 10-core GPU option; hardware ray tracing; Neural Accelerators Apple | Integrated Intel Graphics; shared memory Acer |
| Memory | 16 GB; 24 / 32 GB options Apple | 12 GB soldered LPDDR5X; no slots Acer |
| Storage | 512 GB; 1 / 2 / 4 TB options Apple | 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD Acer |
| Memory bandwidth | 153 GB/s Apple | — |
| Wireless | Apple N1: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread Apple | Wi-Fi 6E; Bluetooth 5.3 Acer |
| Connections | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 (40 Gbit/s; charging and DisplayPort); MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm jack with high-impedance headphone support Apple | — |
| External displays | Up to 2: each up to 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz; a single display up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz Apple | — |
| Charging | 40 W Dynamic Power Adapter in the box (60 W max); 35 W dual USB-C or 70 W options Apple | — |
| Battery | 53.8 Wh lithium-polymer; up to 18 hours video streaming; up to 15 hours wireless web Apple | — |
| Camera | 12 MP Center Stage; Desk View; 1080p video Apple | 1080p IR; sliding shutter; Windows Hello Acer |
| Audio | Four speakers; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos; three-mic array with Voice Isolation Apple | Four speakers, two microphones, headset jack Acer |
| Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard; Touch ID; Force Touch trackpad Apple | 85-key Japanese; backlit Acer |
| Size / weight | 30.41 × 21.5 × 1.13 cm; 1.23 kg Apple | — |
| Colours | Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight Apple | — |
| Operating temperature | 10–35 °C Apple | — |
| This configuration’s sales launch | — | 9 October 2026 Acer |
| Operating memory rate | — | 7467; LPDDR5X-8533 memory class Acer |
| SSD slot | — | One M.2 slot; occupied Acer |
| Surface / refresh | — | Matte · 120 Hz · non-touch Acer |
| Colour coverage | — | 100% sRGB Acer |
| USB-C | — | 2 × USB4 40 Gbit/s; Thunderbolt 4, PD and video Acer |
| USB-A | — | 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 · 5 Gbit/s Acer |
| Absent connections | — | No built-in HDMI, Ethernet or card reader Acer |
| Touchpad | — | Corning Gorilla Glass Acer |
| Battery / adapter | — | 70 Wh; 100 W USB-C Acer |
| Dimensions | — | 313.99 × 222.65 × 12.99 mm Acer |
| Weight | — | 1180 g Acer |
| System | — | Windows 11 Home 64-bit Acer |