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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 vs. M2 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and M2 MacBook Air models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 is better than M2 MacBook Air.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 weighed 2.49 pounds, 8% lighter than the 2.7 pounds M2 MacBook Air.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Pound	2.49 lbs.	2.7 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	1.22 kg

M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

2022 vs. 2017

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Air has a 368% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7600U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7600U

1,883

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7300U

1,777

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7500U

1,744

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-6500U

1,500

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

M2 MacBook Air supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5. It supports up to 24GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Max system memory size

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

16 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) 14-inch Laptop Computer, Intel Core i7-7600U 2.80GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Type-C, Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $359.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) - 14" FHD (1920x1080) Display (Intel Core i5-7300U, 16GB Ram, 256GB PCIe SSD, HDMI, Camera, WiFi) Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $274.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop 5th Generation, Intel Core i7-7600U 3.90 GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14 WQHD IPS 2560x1440 Display, Fingerprint Reader, Supported Windows 10 Pro, Renewed 2018 By Lenovo $359.24	See at Amazon
M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $849.00	See at Amazon
	2022 Apple MacBook Air Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13.6-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Midnight (Renewed) By Apple $806.00 $849.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Released	2017	2022
Release Date	-	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)
Pricing	-	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	-	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Dimensions	12.73” x 8.54” x 0.62” (323.5 x 217.1 x 15.95 mm) Width: 12.73” (323.5 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217.1 mm) Height: 0.62” (15.95 mm)	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
Colors	Black Silver	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Size	14 Inches	13.6 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.0 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Native Network RJ45 1 x HDMI 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x Micro SIM slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	-	Passive

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8265 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8260 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)	-
More	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	-	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.	1080p FaceTime HD camera. Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones	Four-speaker sound system Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	One-year limited warranty.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	M2 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 WQHD 14” 1440p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7600U 2C/4T, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 885 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,883 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0