MacBook Air 13 (M3) vs Galaxy Book2 Pro 15.6"

Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 10C GPU (MacBook Air 13 M3 Series) 256GB / 16GB

AED 3,499

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Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) (MacBook Pro 15 2018 Series) 1TB / 32GB

AED 3,399

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Best Battery

Galaxy Book2 Pro 15.6"

Our Verdict

MacBook Air 13 (M3) vs Galaxy Book2 Pro 15.6"

Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 with its 10-core GPU and 8-core M3 CPU outperforms the 2018 MacBook Pro’s 6-core i7-8850H and Radeon Pro 560X in both CPU and GPU tasks, while running fanless due to 10.5W sustained power draw. The Air is best for students, writers, and remote workers needing 18+ hours of battery life, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, and macOS 14 with modern security updates. The 2018 Pro suits professionals needing 32GB DDR4 RAM and 1TB SSD for heavy multitasking in legacy Adobe apps or virtual machines, despite its 5.5-hour battery and thermal throttling under load. In UAE at AED 3499 vs AED 3399, the Air is better because it delivers superior performance and 12+ hours longer battery life. In India at ₹84900 vs ₹87900, the Air wins on value because it offers newer architecture, 6E Wi-Fi, and 16GB unified memory for ₹3000 less.

Full Specs Comparison

Spec

MacBook Air 13 (M3)

Galaxy Book2 Pro 15.6"

Processor

Apple M3 8c/8t, 4 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core, 4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core, 21 W PL2 / Short Burst, 10.5 W PL1 / Sustained

Intel Core i7-8850H 6c/12t 6 x 2.6 - 4.3 GHz, Coffee Lake-H

Graphics

Apple M3 10-Core GPU, 15 W TDP

AMD Radeon Pro 560X

Screen Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 11.3 x 304.1 x 215 ( = 0.44 x 11.97 x 8.46 in)

height x width x depth (in mm): 15.5 x 349.3 x 240.7 ( = 0.61 x 13.75 x 9.48 in)

RAM

16 GB , LPDDR5-6400, Dual-Channel, onboard

16 GB , DDR4-2400, soldered, up to 32 GB

Storage

256

1024

Battery

52.6 Wh Lithium-Polymer

83 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Ports

2 USB4 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Stereo, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor

4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 4 Thunderbolt, 4 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm stereo jack, Brightness Sensor

Wi-Fi

Broadcom 0x14E4, 0x4388 WiFi 6E AirPort (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3

Broadcom 802.11ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0

Weight

1.237 kg ( = 43.63 oz / 2.73 pounds), Power Supply: 184 g ( = 6.49 oz / 0.41 pounds)

1.83 kg ( = 64.55 oz / 4.03 pounds), Power Supply: 369 g ( = 13.02 oz / 0.81 pounds)

Apple macOS 14 Sonoma

Apple macOS 10.13 High Sierra

Price Comparison

Market	MacBook Air 13 (M3)	Galaxy Book2 Pro 15.6"	Difference
UAE	AED 3,499	AED 3,399	Galaxy Book2 Pro 15.6" saves AED 100
India	₹ 84,900	₹ 87,900	MacBook Air 13 (M3) saves ₹ 3,000

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