Lenovo Googlebook 15 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)

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CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 325
RAM 16GB
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Googlebook 15 and Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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75.1
(Good)
Value Index
90.8
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Googlebook 15
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 70 against 53.8 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
  • MacBook with the Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Around 78% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (101.4 vs 124.8 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs)
Dimensions 341 x 236 x 15.95 mm
13.43 x 9.29 x 0.63 inches
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm
11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches
Area 805 cm2 (124.8 inches2) 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.3% ~82%
Side bezels 5.8 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Gray Black, Silver, Gold, Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Carbon fiber
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Passive
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No

Display

Size 15.3 inches 13.6 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 222 ppi 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1664 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Screen space comparison
Googlebook 15
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~26% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1437:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 86.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 98.1%
Response time 1 ms 20 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 65 W 35 / 40 / 70 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 165 grams 116 / 80 / 167 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz -
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 8 10
L3 Cache 12 MB -
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Fabrication process 2 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2450 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 32
GPU performance 2.5 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 1744
Solar Bay - 17484

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 2x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC5682I -
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~82.1 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.3 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.5 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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