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MacBook Air 11” 2015 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MacBook Air 11” 2015 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Air 11” 2015 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 11” 2015 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

MacBook Air 11” 2015 weighed 2.38 pounds, 5% lighter than the 2.49 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Weight	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Pound	2.38 lbs.	2.49 lbs.
Kilogram	1.08 kg	1.13 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 is better than MacBook Air 11” 2015.

2017 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-7600U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 has a 22% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-5650U inside MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

MacBook Air 11” 2015 - Intel Core i7-5650U

1,538

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

1,500

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

1,333

MacBook Air 11” 2015 - Intel Core i5-5250U

1,266

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 11” 2015. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

16 GB

MacBook Air 11” 2015

8 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 11” 2015. It supports up to 1866MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

MacBook Air 11” 2015 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 has a 14-inch screen size 20% larger than the 11.6-inch MacBook Air 11” 2015.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

14-inch

MacBook Air 11” 2015

11.6-inch

Prices

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

MacBook Air 11” 2015 Price
	Apple Macbook Air MJVM2LL/A Intel i5 1.6GHz 8GB 128GB (Renewed) By Apple $219.99 $235.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Early 2015 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $225.71 $285.00 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Air MJVP2LL/A 11.6-Inch 256GB Laptop (Renewed) By Apple $239.99 $254.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 21HM002DUS Black Laptop, i7-1355U, 16GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 14.0" IPS Touch Wide UXGA (1920x1200), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,379.99	See at Amazon
	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 $397.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, Intel i7-1370P vPro, 14" 2.8K (2880 x1800) IPS, OLED, Anti-Glare, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, 1080p Camera, 5G WWAN, Embedded eSIM+Nano SIM Card, Win 11 Pro - Carbon Fiber By Lenovo $2,149.87	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Released	2015	2017
Release Date	Available on March 10, 2015	-
Pricing	$899 Intel Core i5 5250U \| 4GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,099 Intel Core i5 5250U \| 4GB RAM \| 256GB SSD	-

Exterior	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Dimensions	11.8” x 7.56” x 0.11 - 0.68” (300 mm x 192 mm x 3 - 17 mm)	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)
Weight	Starting at 2.38 pounds (1.08 kg)	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
Colors	Silver	Black Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Size	11.6 Inches	14 Inches
Info	11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors Supported resolutions: 1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, and 1280 by 720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720 and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.

Ports	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
1 x Thunderbolt 2 port Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x MagSafe 2 power port	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

Internal Specs	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Processor	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5250U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 2.70 GHz, 3MB Cache, 15W 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB Cache, 15W	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
Integrated Graphics	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5250U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 950 MHz 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz	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
Memory	4GB Configurable to 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Storage	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB flash storage.	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).

Connectivity	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	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.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 4.1
Ethernet	-	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)
More	-	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A

Battery	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Size	38 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 9 hours of wireless web Up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
OS	Shipped with OS X El Capitan	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Safari Mail Messages FaceTime Calendar Notes App Store iTunes iBooks Maps Contacts Reminders	-

Camera & Audio	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio	Stereo speakers Dual microphones Headphone port Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones

Misc	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Sensors	-	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot
In the box	MacBook Air 11″ Power adapter AC wall plug Power cord	-
Warranty	Limited Warranty and ServiceYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.	-
More	Video Support Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately) VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately) Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately) HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Air 11” 2015	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
At Glance	Released in Early 2015 16:10 HD+ 11.6” 756p 60Hz Weight 2.38 lb 1.08 kg Up to Intel Core i7-5650U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz Geekbench 5 737 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,538 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz Up to 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3	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