MacBook Air 15 (M3) vs Surface Laptop 7 13.8"

Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 256GB / 16GB

AED 4,499

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ (Surface Laptop 7 Series) 512GB / 16GB

AED 3,849

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MacBook Air 15 (M3)

Our Verdict

MacBook Air 15 (M3) vs Surface Laptop 7 13.8"

Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 beats Surface Laptop 7 on CPU/GPU performance: M3’s 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU (15W TDP) outperform Snapdragon X Elite’s 12-core Oryon and Adreno X1-85 (3.8 TFLOPS) in sustained workloads due to Apple’s superior power efficiency and thermal design—no fan needed versus Surface’s potential throttling under load. Choose the MacBook Air if you edit 4K video or code in Xcode: 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB SSD handle multitasking efficiently, with 18+ hours of real-world battery life. Pick the Surface Laptop 7 if you need Windows 11 with Wi-Fi 7 and 512GB storage for local AI tasks, plus lighter 1.339kg portability for daily commutes. In UAE at AED 4499 vs AED 3849, Surface wins on value because it offers double the storage for AED 650 less; in India at ₹109900 vs ₹113990, MacBook Air wins because it delivers 15% better sustained performance for ₹4090 less.

Full Specs Comparison

Spec

MacBook Air 15 (M3)

Surface Laptop 7 13.8"

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, 12 W PL1 / Sustained

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 12c/12t, 12 x 4.0 GHz Qualcomm Oryon, Oryon

Graphics

Apple M3 10-Core GPU, 15 W TDP

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS

Screen Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 11.5 x 340.4 x 237.6 ( = 0.45 x 13.4 x 9.35 in)

height x width x depth (in mm): 17.5 x 301 x 220 ( = 0.69 x 11.85 x 8.66 in)

RAM

16 GB , LPDDR5 6400, dual-channel, onboard

16 GB , LPDDR5x-8448, Dual-Channel, onboard

Storage

256

512

Battery

66.5 Wh Lithium-Polymer

54 Wh, 4755 mAh 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

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB4 40 Gbps, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Stereo, 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

Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4

Weight

1.501 kg ( = 52.95 oz / 3.31 pounds), Power Supply: 184 g ( = 6.49 oz / 0.41 pounds)

1.339 kg ( = 47.23 oz / 2.95 pounds), Power Supply: 213 g ( = 7.51 oz / 0.47 pounds)

Apple macOS 14 Sonoma

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Price Comparison

Market	MacBook Air 15 (M3)	Surface Laptop 7 13.8"	Difference
UAE	AED 4,499	AED 3,849	Surface Laptop 7 13.8" saves AED 650
India	₹ 1,09,900	₹ 1,13,990	MacBook Air 15 (M3) saves ₹ 4,090

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