Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) vs HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is ₹79,910 dearer. They are different kinds of product — laptops against laptop — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) vs HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
Apple
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
₹1,54,900
Two hard limits on the M2 that no listing states plainly.
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HP
HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
₹74,990
The HP Pavilion Plus 14 brings a 2.8K OLED panel with full DCI-P3 coverage to a mid-range price, which is unusual and genuinely useful for photo work. The trade-off is battery life: a 51 Wh cell driving an OLED panel will not last a full working day.
Full details →Who the Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting genuine all-day silent battery life for writing, browsing and light creative work.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing two external monitors, or sustained heavy rendering.
Who the HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H is for
Buy it if: Photo editors and anyone who values display quality, working mostly within reach of a power outlet.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing all-day unplugged battery life, or who displays static interfaces for long periods where OLED burn-in is a consideration.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip | HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,54,900 | ₹74,990 |
| Battery | 66.5 Wh, genuinely 15 hours of light work | 51 Wh |
| Brightness | 500 nits sustained | 400 nits sustained full-screen |
| Display size | 15.3 inch | 14 in |
| Form factor | 15 inch fanless ultrabook | 14-inch laptop |
| Memory | 16 GB unified, soldered -- not upgradeable at any point | 16 GB LPDDR5, soldered |
| Panel type | Liquid Retina IPS, 2880 x 1864, 60 Hz | OLED, 16:10, 100% DCI-P3 |
| Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt / USB 4, MagSafe 3, headphone. No HDMI, no card reader | 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, 3.5 mm |
| Processor | Apple M2, 8 core CPU, 10 core GPU | Intel Core i5-13500H, 12 cores / 16 threads |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD, soldered | 1 TB NVMe SSD |
| Sustained TDP | About 20 W. Fanless, so long heavy loads throttle where a fanned M2 Pro does not | 45 W |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 year onsite |
| Weight | 1.51 kg | 1.40 kg |
| External displays | One only. The M2 cannot drive two external monitors | not published |
| Refresh rate | not published | 60 Hz |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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