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LG gram 16 (2024)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (M3, 2024)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
15.3"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
LG gram 16 (2024)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (M3, 2024)
The Apple MacBook Air 15 (M3, 2024) is a much better ultraportable laptop for most people than the LG gram 16 (2024). The Apple offers a premium user experience; its all-aluminum chassis is much better built and rigid, its display is sharper and brighter, and the haptic touchpad is significantly larger despite having less real estate to work with on the smaller deck. Performance-wise, the two laptops trade blows depending on the application. If you need many ports for peripherals and are willing to trade build quality for this convenience, then the LG is the better pick. Its IO layout is much better, including two USB-A, a full HDMI port, as well as support for Thunderbolt 4 on both USB-C ports.
Variants
- gram 16 (16Z90S-V.APC3U1) (Charcoal Gray - 60Hz/Ultra 5 125H/32GB/512GB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-H.AAB6U1) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-H.ADB7U1) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/2TB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-H.AA78A9) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Touch/Ultra7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-H.AA75A9) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Touch/Ultra7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-G.AA78A9) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-G.AD78A9) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-G.AAB5U1) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-G.AA75A9) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-V.APC5U1) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-V.APC8U1) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/32GB/1TB)
- gram 16 (16Z90S-G.ADB9U1) (Obsidian Black - 60Hz/Ultra 7 155H/32GB/2TB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD43LL/A) (Midnight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYU3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYV3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A) (Silver - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYP3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYM3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYN3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD33LL/A) (Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYR3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYT3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.2
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
145°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.9
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
15.3"
Thickness
0.6" (1.5 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)
Width
14.0" (35.5 cm)
13.4" (34.0 cm)
Depth
9.6" (24.3 cm)
9.3" (23.7 cm)
Volume
79.0 in³ (1,294.0 cm³)
68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)
Weight
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
Charger Size
4.0 in³ (65.9 cm³)
4.2 in³ (68.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.3 lbs (0.1 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
5.8
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.5
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
2880 x 1864
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
188 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
86%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.4
7.5
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,356 : 1
1,412 : 1
Brightness
7.3
8.7
Maximum Brightness
334 cd/m²
494 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
24 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
8.0
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.04%
1.47%
Indirect Reflections
2.86%
0.38%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.18%
1.09%
Black Uniformity
7.3
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.133%
1.103%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
3.4
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
6.39
1.47
Avg. Gamma
2.03
2.24
Avg. Color dE
5.65
0.98
Avg. Color Temperature
7,227.1 K
6,742.3 K
Color Gamut
9.5
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
99.93%
sRGB uv
99.99%
99.72%
Adobe RGB xy
88.65%
87.43%
Adobe RGB uv
93.74%
92.34%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.88%
99.05%
DCI-P3 uv
99.84%
98.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.57%
71.83%
Rec. 2020 uv
76.94%
73.49%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
7.8
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
67 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
36 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
1.41 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.67 mm
0.91 mm
Touchpad
8.6
9.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
9.5
Size
16.5 in² (106.6 cm²)
21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.7
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
72 dB SPL
81 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.5 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.7
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.0 dB
2.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.0
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.0
9.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
5.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core Ultra 7 155H
M3
Core Count
16
8
Thread Count
22
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Arc Graphics
M3
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
8 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5
Speed
7,467 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
922 GB
214 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL41T0HBLB-00B07
Apple SSD AP0256Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,002
2,322 points
CPU Multi-Thread
10,742
10,501 points
GPU Compute
31,608
33,403 points
CPU/RAM Performance
6.7
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
89 points
1,892 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
453 points
9,179 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,002
2,322 points
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
10,742
10,501 points
Blender - CPU (Avg)
36 samples/min
4.0 min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
18,424
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
2,420
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
492 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
89 points
1,892 points
Multi-Thread
453 points
9,179 points
Low Tier Graphics
7.3
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
31,608
33,403 points
Basemark Web 3.0
1,239
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
656
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
4,546
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
164.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
22,584
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
36 samples/min
4.0 min
GPU Render Time
1.6 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
4.3
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
561
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
489
Basemark GPU (DX12)
23,141
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
24,708
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
1,698 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
7.4
Basemark Image
Overall Score
44,950
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
0.5
Blender - GPU (Avg)
135 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
4.8
Civilization VII - AI
22.4 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
69.4 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
38.8 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
13.5 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
18.9 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
8.7 fps
Previous Methodology Score
5.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
4.5
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
1.8
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
15.0 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
10.6 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
0 fps
GTA V (Avg)
16.7 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
6.9 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
5 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
4 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
14.4 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
4.4 fps
Previous Methodology Score
4.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
2.0
Borderlands 3
3.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
20 fps
1% Low
7 fps
0.1% Low
4 fps
1% Low Delta
89 ms
0.1% Low Delta
230 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
37 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
0.0
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
0.0 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
0.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
0 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
0 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
0 fps
Civilization VI
5.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
41 fps
1% Low
26 fps
0.1% Low
17 fps
1% Low Delta
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
33 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
93 fps
Avg. Turn Time
10.24 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,342.2 MB/s
2,738.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,906.3 MB/s
2,834.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
80.8 MB/s
41.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
57.9 MB/s
62.5 MB/s
Battery
9.5
9.1
Capacity
77 Wh
67 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
15.5 hrs
12.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.3 hrs
12.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.7 hrs
3.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
2.8 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Thermals And Noise
8.0
8.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
32 °C (89 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (106 °F)
50 °C (121 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
41.9 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4.3
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
32 fps
1% Low
15 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
1% Low Delta
36 ms
0.1% Low Delta
90 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
44 fps
Performance Over Time
7.8
7.1
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
74 °C
90 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
8% loss
6% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
76 °C
90 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
5% loss
12% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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