Display
- 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): 2,560-by-1,600-pixel resolution at 227 ppi 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): 1,440-by-900-pixel resolution at 127 ppi
Battery
- 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): 9 hours (95-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery) 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): 12 hours (54-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery)
Performance
- 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): 2.4-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): 1.3-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Portability
13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): 12.4 x 8.6 x 0.71 inches 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): 12.8 x 9.0 x 0.68 inches
13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): 3.46 lbs (1.57 kg) 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): 2.96 lbs (1.35 kg)
Other differences
13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): 128 / 256 / 512GB 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): 128 / 256GB
13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): Intel Iris Graphics 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): Intel HD Graphics 5000
13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): Two Thunderbolt 2 ports and one HDMI port 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): One Thunderbolt port
13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro (late 2013): Starts at £1,099 13.3-inch MacBook Air (mid-2013): Starts at £949
What’s the same?
- Display size: 13.3-inch display Connections: SDXC Card slot and two USB 3.0 ports Camera: 720p FaceTime HD Camera RAM: 4GB Connectivity: 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless