LG Gram 14 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the LG Gram 14 (2023)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 410 grams less (around 0.9 lbs)
- Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 72 against 58.2 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022)
- 40% sharper screen – 227 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 43% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 350 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
Dimensions | 312 x 213.9 x 16.8 mm 12.28 x 8.42 x 0.66 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
Area | 667 cm2 (103.4 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~79.4% |
Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 8.8 mm |
Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | - |
Liquid metal | No | - |
Number of fans | - | 1 |
Noise level (max. load) | - | 49 dB |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 162 ppi | 227 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
Contrast | - | 1658:1 |
sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Adobe RGB profile | - | 87.9% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.8% |
Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 W | 67 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 230 grams | 274 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | - |
Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
Threads | 16 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 18 MB | - |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
Type | Integrated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
GPU boost clock | - | 1456 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
Memory speed | 6 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 768 | 1024 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | - |
Clock | 6000 MHz | 5200 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | No |
Total slots | 1 | - |
NVMe | Yes | - |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x1.5W | - |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | - | 81.9 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
Fingerprint | No | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
SD card reader | Yes | No |
Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Surface | - | 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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