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Apple - MacBook Air 13 M4 vs Acer - Swift Edge 16

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MacBook Air 13 M4APPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
MacBook Air 13 M4
52.8/ 100D
Performance50· 35%
Battery & Ports58· 27%
Design· 20%
Display49· 18%
Swift Edge 16ACERRENDER
Probe B
Acer
Swift Edge 16
61.8/ 100C
Performance52· 35%
Battery & Ports68· 27%
Design· 20%
Display70· 18%
Quick verdict

Between the MacBook Air 13 M4 and Swift Edge 16, the MacBook Air 13 M4 comes out ahead in claimed battery life and cpu cores, while the Swift Edge 16 wins on storage and refresh rate. Overall, the MacBook Air 13 M4 scores 52.8 and the Swift Edge 16 scores 61.8 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Swift Edge 16 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 9.0 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the MacBook Air 13 M4 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are claimed battery life, cpu cores, thunderbolt ports.

Pick the Swift Edge 16 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are storage, refresh rate, battery, among others.

Both ship with comparable ram, backlit keyboard, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: the Swift Edge 16 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - MacBook Air 13 M4 wins

  • Claimed battery life — 50.00% more. 18 h vs 12 h.
  • CPU cores — 25.00% more. 10 vs 8.
  • Thunderbolt ports — 2.00 more. 2 vs 0.

Why Acer - Swift Edge 16 wins

  • Storage — 300.00% more. 1024 GB vs 256 GB.
  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
  • Battery — 22.64% more. 65 Wh vs 53 Wh.
  • Screen size — 17.65% more. 16 " vs 13.6 ".
  • Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
  • Weight — 0.01 kg less. 1.23 vs 1.24.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Acer - Swift Edge 16
Weight1.24 kg1.23 kglead
Thickness11.3 mmlead12.95 mm
Build materialaluminummagnesium
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Acer - Swift Edge 16
Screen size13.6 "16 "lead
Refresh rate60 Hz120 Hzlead
Panel typeIPSOLEDlead

Performance

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Acer - Swift Edge 16
CPUApple M4AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
CPU cores10lead8
GPUApple M4 10-core GPUAMD Radeon 780M
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage256 GB1024 GBlead
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Acer - Swift Edge 16
Battery53 Wh65 Whlead
Claimed battery life18 hlead12 h
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports2lead0
HDMIfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, MacBook Air 13 M4 or Swift Edge 16?+

MacBook Air 13 M4 claims up to 18 hours — 18h vs 12h.

Which is lighter, MacBook Air 13 M4 or Swift Edge 16?+

Swift Edge 16 is lighter at 1.23 kg vs 1.24 kg.

Which has an OLED display, MacBook Air 13 M4 or Swift Edge 16?+

Swift Edge 16 has an OLED display; MacBook Air 13 M4 uses IPS.

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