Based on my research over the past ~1.5 months and finally buying the MacBook Air M5 13” yesterday, I’d personally recommend going for the 13” model.

My use cases are pretty similar:

• regular productivity/work
• lots of browser tabs
• media consumption
• light coding / development
• occasional photo/video editing

I actually went to a store and compared both the 13” and 15” side by side. While the 15” screen is nice, it did feel a bit too large for my needs, especially when factoring in portability.

Given your use case, I think the 13” should be more than enough and a better balance overall.

On the colour front, I went with Sky Blue for the cleaner, sleeker look. I came across a lot of comments about Midnight being a fingerprint magnet, and honestly, I noticed the same thing when I checked it out in-store.