Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5): 13.6-inch · M5
ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA): UX3607OA-ZB/A16_X0 · X2E-94-100 · touch, 48 GB / 1 TB
| Specification | Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) | ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2026 |
| Display | 13.6-inch Liquid Retina IPS; 2560 × 1664; 224 ppi; 500 nits; P3; True Tone Apple | 16-inch touch OLED; 2880 × 1800; 16:10; 120 Hz ASUS |
| Processor | Apple M5; 10-core CPU (4 performance, 6 efficiency); 16-core Neural Engine Apple | Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100; 18 cores / 18 threads ASUS |
| Graphics | 8-core GPU; 10-core GPU option; hardware ray tracing; Neural Accelerators Apple | — |
| Memory | 16 GB; 24 / 32 GB options Apple | 48 GB LPDDR5X, onboard; not user-upgradeable ASUS |
| Storage | 512 GB; 1 / 2 / 4 TB options Apple | 1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD; one M.2 2280 slot ASUS |
| Memory bandwidth | 153 GB/s Apple | — |
| Wireless | Apple N1: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread Apple | Wi-Fi 7, tri-band, 2 × 2 ASUS |
| 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 | 70 Wh, 3-cell lithium-ion ASUS |
| Camera | 12 MP Center Stage; Desk View; 1080p video Apple | FHD with infrared for Windows Hello ASUS |
| Audio | Four speakers; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos; three-mic array with Voice Isolation Apple | — |
| Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard; Touch ID; Force Touch trackpad Apple | — |
| 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 | — |
| Announcement | — | 7 January 2026 ASUS |
| Availability | — | 7 April 2026: manufacturer confirmed this configuration was on sale ASUS |
| Graphics and NPU | — | Qualcomm Adreno; Hexagon NPU, up to 80 TOPS ASUS |
| Brightness | — | 500 nits; 1100 nits HDR peak ASUS |
| Operating system | — | Windows 11 Home, Arm64 ASUS |
| USB ports | — | 2 × USB4 USB-C, up to 40 Gbit/s, display output and power input; 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ASUS |
| Other ports | — | HDMI 2.1 TMDS; SD 4.0 reader; 3.5 mm combo audio jack ASUS |
| Power adapter | — | 130 W USB-C; original ASUS VDM adapter for best performance ASUS |
| Body | — | 353.5 × 242.4 × 13.8–16.5 mm; touch version approximately 1.30 kg ASUS |