Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) vs HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i)
65.5Performance62.5
29.8Display40
55.3Battery—
79.6Portability—
1 spec wins — Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5)3 spec wins — HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i)
InnoReviews verdict
Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) wins this laptop face-off, 56.9 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in performance (+3). HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5)
- Stronger performance score: 66 vs 63
Reasons to pick the HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i)
- Stronger display score: 40 vs 30
- 100% higher Refresh rate: 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
- 100% higher RAM: 32 GB vs 16 GB
- 95% higher storage: 1,000 GB vs 512 GB
Display
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 15.3 ″+9% | 14 ″ |
| Panel type | IPS (Liquid Retina) | OLED |
| Resolution | 2880x1864 | — |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz+100% |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | — |
Performance
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Apple M5 (10-core) | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H |
| Graphics | Apple M5 10-core GPU | Intel Arc B390 |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB+100% |
| RAM type | LPDDR5X (unified) | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB | 1,000 GB+95% |
| Storage type | SSD | PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,195Top 11% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,995Top 38% | — |
Battery
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 67 Wh | — |
| Charging | 60 W | — |
Design
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 1.51 kg | — |
| Thickness | 11.5 mm | — |
| Material | Recycled Aluminum | Aluminum |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Ports | 2x Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, 3.5mm | Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm combo audio |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6 | 6.0 |
| Webcam | 12MP Center Stage | 5MP IR |
| Biometrics | Touch ID | Fingerprint reader, Windows Hello IR facial recognition |
Software
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) | HP EliteBook X Flip 14 (G2i) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS Tahoe | Windows 11 Pro |
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