Apple MacBook Air 2026 13 Laptop vs Asus TUF A15 FA506NCQ-HN006W Gaming Laptop
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| Name | Apple MacBook Air 2026 13 Laptop | Asus TUF A15 FA506NCQ-HN006W Gaming Laptop |
| RAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 13.6 in | 15.6 in |
| Processor | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Graphics Card | 10 Core Apple GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Price | Rs. 194990 | Rs. 74990 |
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Price And Launch
The cost of Apple MacBook Air 2026 13 Laptop is Rs. 194990. The cost of Asus TUF A15 FA506NCQ-HN006W Gaming Laptop is Rs. 74990.
Display comparison
Apple MacBook Air 2026 13 Laptop has screen size of 13.6 in inches which falls short to Asus TUF A15 FA506NCQ-HN006W Gaming Laptop's 15.6 in inch screen. Apple's laptop has display density of 224 PPI & Asus's laptop has only 141 PPI display density
Memory comparison
Apple MacBook Air 2026 13 Laptop's larger 24 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Asus TUF A15 FA506NCQ-HN006W Gaming Laptop's lower 16 GB RAM.
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| Name | Apple MacBook Air 2026 13 Laptop | Asus TUF A15 FA506NCQ-HN006W Gaming Laptop |
| General | ||
| Series | MacBook Air | TUF Gaming A15 |
| Model | FA506NCQ-HN006W | |
| Utility | Performance, Everyday Use | Gaming |
| Device Type | Ultrabook | |
| OS | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home (64-bit) |
| Dimensions | 215 x 304.1 x 11.3 mm | 359 x 256 x 24.5 mm |
| Weight | 1.23 kg | 2.3 kg |
| Warranty | 1 year Warranty | 1 year Warranty |
| Display | ||
| Type | Liquid Retina Display, LED-Backlit Display with IPS Technology | |
| Touch | No | No |
| Size | 13.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| PPI | ~ 224 PPI | ~ 141 PPI |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz | |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | |
| Anti Glare Screen | No | Yes |
| Features | 500 nits Brightness, support for 1 billion colours, Wide colour (P3), True Tone technology | 85/85/85/85, Value IPS-level, 250nits, 1000:1, 45% 62.5% 47.34% display |
| Connectivity | ||
| Ethernet | No | Yes |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) | Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 |
| Bluetooth | v6 | v5.3 |
| USB Ports | 2 x USB Type-C | 1 x USB Type-C, 3 x USB 3.0 |
| USB Port Details | Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Ports With Support For: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (Up to 40 Gbps), USB 4 (Up to 40 Gbps) | |
| Thunderbolt | 2x Thunderbolt 4 | |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 Port | |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes | |
| Microphone In | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone Jack | Advanced Support for High-Impedance Headphones | Yes |
| Security Lock Port | Yes | |
| Other Ports | MagSafe 3 Charging Port | |
| Input | ||
| Camera | Center Stage Camera with Support for Desk View, 12 MP | Yes |
| Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID | Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB |
| Keyboard Backlit | Yes | Yes |
| Touchpad | Force Touch Trackpad | Yes |
| Inbuilt Microphone | Three-mic Array with Directional Beamforming | Yes |
| Speakers | Built-in Speakers | Yes |
| Sound | Four-Speaker Sound System, Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio | |
| Optical Drive | No | No |
| Processor | ||
| Processor | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen 100 Series AMD Ryzen 7 170 |
| Speed | 4 x Performance Cores 6 x Efficient Cores | 8 x 3.2 GHz (Turbo Speed upto 4.75 GHz) Cores |
| Cores | 10 Cores (4P + 6E) | Octa Core, 16 Threads |
| Cache | 16 MB | |
| Brand | Apple | AMD |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | |
| Model | M5 | 170 |
| Generation | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen 100 Series |
| Process Node | TSMC 6nm FinFET | |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | 10 Core Apple GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Dedicated Memory | GDDR6 4 GB | |
| Brand | Apple | NVIDIA |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Solid State Drive | 1 TB SSD | 512 GB SSD |
| SSD Interface | NVMe PCIe Gen4 | |
| Battery | ||
| Battery | 53.8 Wh Battery | 48 Wh, 3 Cell Battery |
| Adapter Type | 35W USB-C Power Adapter | 180W AC Adapter |
| Battery Backup | Upto 18 hours | |
| Battery Details | Lithium Polymer | |
| Extra | ||
| Sales Package | 13″ MacBook Air, 35W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m) | Laptop, Power Adaptor, User Guide, Warranty Documents |
| Other Features | Apple Intelligence, 16-Core Neural Engine, 153GB/s Memory Bandwidth, Hardware-Accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, Video Decode Engine, Video Encode Engine, ProRes Encode and Decode Engine, AV1 Decode, Hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing, Apple N1 wireless networking chip, Thread networking technology, Apple Intelligence, Video Playback: Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG Audio Playback: Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos | |