MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) vs ASUS Zenbook A14 (2026) UX3407NA
The short answer
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is the cheaper of the two at the price its maker announced: INR 119,900 against INR 167,990.
Compared only on figures both makers publish. Everything else is in the table below.
2 phones side by side.
| Specification |
 MacBook Air 13-inch (M5)
₹1,19,900launch price
|
 ASUS Zenbook A14 (2026) UX3407NA
₹1,67,990launch price
|
|---|---|---|
| Placement | ||
| At its price | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Spec index | — | — |
| Key Specs | ||
| RAM | 16GB unified memory, configurable to 24GB or 32GB | 16GB LPDDR5X |
| Processor | Apple M5, 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores | Snapdragon X2 Elite (18-core) X2E88100 |
| Battery | 53.8-watt-hour lithium-polymer, up to 18 hours video streaming | 70WHrs, 3-cell Li-ion |
| Display | 13.6-inch Liquid Retina, 2560 x 1664 at 224 ppi, 500 nits | 14-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) OLED, 600 nits |
| Graphics | 8-core GPU, configurable to 10-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| Storage | 512GB SSD, configurable to 1TB, 2TB or 4TB | 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD |
| General | ||
| Launch Date | March 2026 (announced 3 March, available 11 March 2026) | April 2026 |
| Operating System | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Colours | Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight | Iceland Gray |
| Series | MacBook Air | Zenbook A |
| Model Number | — | UX3407NA |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple M5 with 16-core Neural Engine | Snapdragon X2 Elite (18-core) X2E88100 |
| CPU | 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores | Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E88100 with Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 80 TOPS |
| Architecture | Apple silicon | Arm |
| Graphics | 8-core GPU; 10-core GPU optional | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| RAM | 16GB, 24GB or 32GB unified memory | 16GB |
| RAM Type | Unified memory | LPDDR5X on board |
| Cores | 10 | 18 cores, 18 threads |
| Expandable Memory | Configurable at purchase only | Not expandable, memory on board |
| RAM Speed | 153GB/s memory bandwidth | — |
| Graphics Memory | Unified memory shared with the CPU | — |
| Clock Speed | — | Up to 4.7 GHz |
| Display | ||
| Display Type | Liquid Retina, LED-backlit with IPS technology | OLED |
| Screen Size | 13.6 inches (diagonal) | 14-inch (35.56 cm) |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch | FHD+ (1920 x 1200) |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits peak brightness |
| Colour Gamut | Wide colour (P3), support for 1 billion colours, True Tone technology | 100% DCI-P3 |
| Aspect Ratio | — | 16:10 |
| Screen to Body Ratio | — | 90% |
| Design | ||
| Height | 21.5 cm (8.46 inches) depth | 21.39 cm |
| Width | 30.41 cm (11.97 inches) | 31.07 cm |
| Thickness | 1.13 cm (0.44 inch) | 1.34 ~ 1.59 cm |
| Weight | 1.23 kg (2.7 pounds) | 0.98 ~ 0.99 kg (2.16 ~ 2.18 lbs) |
| Build Material | Aluminium enclosure | Ceraluminum, US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard |
| Backlit Keyboard | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys | Backlit Chiclet Keyboard with Num-key and Copilot key |
| Touchpad | Force Touch trackpad | Precision touchpad |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | — |
| Storage | ||
| Storage Type | SSD | M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD |
| Internal Storage | 512GB, 1TB, 2TB or 4TB | 512GB |
| Expandable Storage | Configurable at purchase only | 100GB cloud storage with Microsoft 365 Basic for 1 year |
| Storage Slots | — | 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 53.8 watt-hours | 70WHrs |
| Type | Built-in lithium-polymer | 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion |
| Charging | MagSafe 3 charging port; minimum 30W to charge; fast-charge capable with 70W or higher USB PD power source | USB Type-C fast charging |
| Power Adapter | 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max | Type-C, 100W Ultra mini AC adapter |
| Battery Life | Up to 18 hours video streaming; up to 15 hours wireless web | — |
| Ports & Connectivity | ||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) via Apple N1 wireless networking chip; Thread networking technology | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) triple band 2x2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones | 1x 3.5mm combo audio jack |
| USB Type-C | No | No |
| Thunderbolt | Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, up to 40Gb/s, with DisplayPort output | — |
| HDMI | — | 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS |
| USB Type-A | — | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, up to 10Gbps |
| Multimedia | ||
| Audio Features | Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes | Smart Amp Technology |
| Speakers | Four-speaker sound system | Built-in speakers with Smart Amp Technology |
| Webcam | 12MP Centre Stage camera with 1080p HD video recording | FHD camera with IR function to support Windows Hello |
| Microphone | Three-mic array with directional beamforming | Built-in array microphone |
| Features | ||
| Operating System Edition | macOS with Apple Intelligence | Windows 11 Home |
| Security | Touch ID | Firmware TPM, Microsoft Pluton security processor, BIOS booting user password protection, IR webcam with Windows Hello |
| In the Box | 13-inch MacBook Air, 40W Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m) | Sleeve (accessories vary by region) |
| Cooling | Fanless design | — |