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- 06:30 amMacBook Air and Pro batteries compared: Which MacBook has better battery life
Macworld Measuring MacBook battery life in straight hours of real-world usage (as Apple likes to do) is not always an accurate metric for comparison purposes as so many use and environmental factors play a part. We can, however, rely on straight technical specifications to tell us the stated battery capacities of each MacBook. Where Apple is secretive about iPhone battery specifications (see our list of iPhone battery capacities based on teardowns), the company does list MacBook capacities in Watt hours (Wh). We have trawled through the Apple product Tech Specs pages from 2009 to 2025 to bring you as complete a list as we can gather using official Apple battery declarations. The watt-hour is a unit of energy equivalent to one watt (1W) of power utilized for one hour of time. it is calculated by multiplying the number of Amps with the battery voltage. The higher the number of Wh the longer a battery will last using the same application. Batteries will lose efficiency over time so don’t expect a 2009-era MacBook battery to still possess the same power as it did when it was new or more than a 2025 model, even if it had an originally higher Wh rating. Read How to test a MacBook battery: see if it needs replacing & replace it. Our list includes older MacBooks that used an Intel processor, and works its way to the latest M-series (for example, M1, M2 Pro, M3, M4, M5) MacBooks. The MacBook Neo with its A18 Pro chip starts us off. MacBook Neo battery cappacity 13-inch MacBook Neo, 2026: 36.5Wh MacBook Air battery capacities 11-inch MacBook Air (Intel) 11-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Late 2010: 35Wh 11-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2011: 35Wh 11-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2012: 35Wh 11-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2013: 38Wh 11-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Early 2015: 38Wh 11-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Early 2015: 38Wh 13-inch MacBook Air (Intel) 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2009: 40Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Late 2010: 50Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2011: 50Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2012: 50Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Mid 2013: 54Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Early 2014: 54Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Early 2015: 54Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, 2017: 54Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Retina, 2018: 50.3Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Retina, 2019: 49.9Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, Intel, Retina, 2020: 49.9Wh 13-inch MacBook Air (M-series) 13-inch MacBook Air, M1: 49.9Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, M2: 52.6Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, M3: 52.6Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, M4: 53.8Wh 13-inch MacBook Air, M5: 53.8Wh 15-inch MacBook Air (M-series) 15-inch MacBook Air, M2: 66.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Air, M3: 66.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Air, M4: 66.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Air, M5: 66.5Wh MacBook Pro battery capacities 13-inch MacBook Pro (Intel) 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2009: 60Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2010: 63.5Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Early 2011: 63.5Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Late 2011: 63.5Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2012: 63.5Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, Late 2012: 74Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, Early 2013: 74Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, Late 2013: 71.8Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, 2014: 71.8Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, 2015: 74.9Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2016, 2x TB3 ports: 54.5Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2016, 4x TB3 ports: 49.2Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2017, 2x TB3 ports: 54.5Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2018, 4x TB3 ports: 58Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019, 2x TB3 ports: 58.2Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019, 4x TB3 ports: 58Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2020, 2x TB3 ports: 58.2Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2020, 4x TB3 ports: 58Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro (Intel) 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2009: 73Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2010: 77.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Early 2011: 77.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Late 2011: 77.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2012: 77.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, 2012: 95Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2 Retina, 2013: 95Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, 2014: 95Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Retina, 2015: 99.5Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2016: 76Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2017: 76Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2018: 83.6Wh 15-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019: 83.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro (Intel) 16-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019: 98.8Wh 17-inch MacBook Pro (Intel) 17-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Early 2009: 95Wh 17-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2009: 95Wh 17-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Mid 2010: 95Wh 17-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Early 2011: 95Wh 17-inch MacBook Pro, Intel, Late 2011: 95Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro (M-series) 13-inch MacBook Pro, M1: 58.2Wh 13-inch MacBook Pro, M2: 58.2Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro (M-series) 14-inch MacBook Pro, M1 Pro: 69.6Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M2 Pro: 69.6Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M2 Max: 69.6Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M3: 69.6Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Max: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M4: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Max: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M5: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro: 72.4Wh 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Max: 72.4Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro (M-series) 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M2 Pro: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M2 Max: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Max: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Max: 99.6Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro: 100Wh 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Max: 100Wh How much battery life does my MacBook have? Now that you know the numbers for your model, how does that Wh battery capacity play out in terms of real-life usage? Here are Apple’s claims for the running potential of its M-series MacBook Pro and Air batteries. All the MacBook Air models, whether with a 13-inch or 15-inch screen, M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5 chip, last the same amount of time, according to Apple. There is more variance with the Pro models, which range in screen size from 13 to 16 inches. 13-inch MacBook Neo (A-series) 13-inch MacBook Neo, A18 Pro: Up to 16 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 11 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Air (M-series) 13-inch MacBook Air, M1: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Air, M2: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Air, M3: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Air, M4: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Air, M5: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 15-inch MacBook Air (M-series) 15-inch MacBook Air, M2: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 15-inch MacBook Air, M3: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 15-inch MacBook Air, M4: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 15-inch MacBook Air, M4: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Pro (M-series) 13-inch MacBook Pro, M1: Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 17 hours wireless web 13-inch MacBook Pro, M2: Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 17 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro (M-series) 14-inch MacBook Pro, M1 Pro: Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 11 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M2 Pro: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 12 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M2 Max: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 12 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M3: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 12 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Max: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M4: Up to 24 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 16 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 14 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Max: Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 13 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M5: Up to 24 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 16 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 14 hours wireless web 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Max: Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 13 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro (M-series) 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro: Up to 21 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 14 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max: Up to 21 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 14 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M2 Pro: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M2 Max: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Max: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 15 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro: Up to 24 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 17 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Max: Up to 21 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 14 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro: Up to 24 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 17 hours wireless web 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Max: Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback; Up to 16 hours wireless web Does the MacBook Pro have a better battery than the MacBook Air? As you can see from the above battery capacities, the MacBook Pro features higher capacity batteries than the MacBook Air, although not by a truly significant margin. For example, the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air’s battery was rated at 52.6Wh, while the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro had a 58.2Wh battery. The larger the laptop, the higher wattage is the battery—as they generally require more power to run the larger, brighter screens. The Air features a Liquid Retina display with 500 nits brightness while the Pro has a superior 1,000-nit Liquid Retina XDR display. The newer MacBooks with more efficient processors will also gain extra battery life by not stressing the batteries as hard to complete the same tasks. Apple claims that the current 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (53.8Wh) boasts up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback. The 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro has a higher capacity 72.4Wh battery and can keep going for 24 hours on the movie playback. The 16-inch M5 Pro has the same 24-hour video playback claim despite its 100Wh battery but it has to run the larger screen. Battery life depends on many factors, particularly which and how many applications you are running at one time. For more information on the differences between Apple’s laptop models, read our feature MacBook Air vs Pro: Which Mac laptop is right for you. When you want to charge the MacBook’s battery, make sure you use the appropriate charger. Check out our recommendations for the best USB-C charger for your MacBook.06:03 am4-pack AirTag is $35 Off
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