Apple MacBook Air 15" M5 vs Apple 13-inch MacBook Air M4

The 15-inch Air with M5 is the one to buy if you want a big screen and enough memory and storage to run heavy creative work without a desktop. The 13-inch M4 is the better pick for most people who carry a laptop daily and mostly run a browser, Office and video calls. Both are thin aluminum Airs with the same 18-hour battery rating, MagSafe charging and 12MP Center Stage camera, and owners rate the M4 model highly. The 15-inch is the heavier machine at about 5.4 lb, so the 13-inch wins on portability while the M5 wins on screen, memory and storage.

• Choose the 15-inch MacBook Air M5 if you want a large screen and 32GB of memory with 1TB of storage for video editing, large photo libraries or many open apps at once.
• Choose the 13-inch MacBook Air M4 if you want the lightest everyday Air and 16GB with 512GB is enough for your work.