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M1 MacBook Air vs. LG Gram 14 (2021): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the M1 MacBook Air and LG Gram 14 (2021) models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than LG Gram 14 (2021).

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside LG Gram 14 (2021).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)

7,414

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

LG Gram 14 (2021) - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

LG Gram 14 (2021) - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

LG Gram 14 (2021) - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

LG Gram 14 (2021) Pros

Reasons that LG Gram 14 (2021) is better than M1 MacBook Air.

LG Gram 14 (2021) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

LG Gram 14 (2021) has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size

LG Gram 14 (2021)

14-inch

M1 MacBook Air

13.3-inch

LG Gram 14 (2021) weighed 2.2 pounds, 22% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.

Weight	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Pound	2.8 lbs.	2.2 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.00 kg

LG Gram 14 (2021) has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Air. It has eight versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.

Ports	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	No	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-A	No	Yes x2
Total	3	8

LG Gram 14 (2021) has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Air. It has five versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.

Ports	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between M1 MacBook Air and LG Gram 14 (2021).

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

M1 MacBook Air

16 GB

LG Gram 14 (2021)

16 GB

Prices

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

M1 MacBook Air Price
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $610.64 $647.86 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13” Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray By Apple $708.39 $999.00 29% OFF	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $704.68	See at Amazon
LG Gram 14 2021 Price
	LG gram 14-inch Lightweight Laptop, Intel Evo Edition - 13th Gen Intel Core Processor i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Black By LG $1,197.97	See at Amazon
	LG gram (2022) 14Z90Q Ultra Lightweight Laptop, 14" (1920 x 1200) IPS Display, Intel Evo 12th Gen i7 1260P Processor, 16GB LPDDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD, FHD Webcam, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11, Gray (Renewed) By LG $714.97	See at Amazon
	LG gram 14” Lightweight Laptop, Intel 13th Gen Core i7 Evo Platform, Windows 11 Home, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Black (Renewed) By LG $799.99	See at Amazon

Availability	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on November 10th, 2020	Announced and available on February 11, 2021.
Pricing	$999 Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,249 Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	$999 i3 8GB 256GB $1,199 i5 8GB 256GB $1,399 i7 8GB 512GB $1,499 i7 16GB 512GB
Applicable Models	-	LG gram 14 LG gram 14 (14Z90P) LG gram 14 (2021) 2021 LG Gram 14
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	LG Gram 14 2-in-1 (2022) LG Gram 14 (2022) LG Gram 14 (2021)

Exterior	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Dimensions	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)	12.34 x 8.47 x 0.66” (313.4 x 215.2 x 16.8 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)	2.2 lbs (999 g)
Colors	Gold Space Gray Silver	White Silver Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement 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	Full-size backlit keyboard 1.6mm key travel Enhanced Key Pitch Stroke Expanded Keycaps Widened Touchpad 16:10 ratio touchpad

Display	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Size	13.3 Inches	14 Inches
Info	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 400 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology	14-inch FHD+ IPS 1920 x 1200 16:10 60Hz 99% DCI-P3 (Min 95%) Non-touch

Ports	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: LG Left (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (4) 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Processor	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) Apple M1 iGPU 7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB	8GB 16GB Dual-channel 4266 MHz LPDDR4X Memory On-board memory
Storage	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB	256GB 512GB NVMe™ SSD. 2 x M.2 NVMe Slots.

Connectivity	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Size	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	72 Wh (4-Cell Lithium-ion Battery)
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours wireless web Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback	Up to 25.5 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2014
Power Supply	30W USB‑C Power Adapter	-

Software	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
OS	Shipped with macOS Big Sur	Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
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	LG Control Center LG Update Center LG Reader Mode DTS-X Ultra Virtoo LG Power Manager

Camera & Audio	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	HD Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Stereo Speakers 2.0W x 2 Max 5W (Smart Amp) DTS:X Ultra

Misc	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	1 year parts and labor
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of 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	M1 MacBook Air	LG Gram 14 (2021)
At Glance	Released in Late 2020 16:10 QHD 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory Starting at $999 M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID With T2 Chip Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Released in Early 2021 16:10 FHD+ 14” 1200p 60Hz Weight 2.2 lb 1.00 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,374 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,487 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X