Description
Supercharged by the next-generation M2 chip, the redesigned MacBook Air combines incredible performance and up to 18 hours of battery life into its strikingly thin aluminum enclosure.
Chip
Apple M2 chip
- 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- 8-core GPU (10-core GPU)
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 100GB/s memory bandwidth
Configurable to M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU
Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
Display
- Liquid Retina display
- 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors
- 500 nits brightness
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone technology
Battery and Power
- Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
- Up to 15 hours wireless web
- 52.6-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
- 30W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU)
- 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter (included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU)
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
- Fast-charge capable with 67W USB-C Power Adapter
Charging and Expansion
- MagSafe 3 charging port
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
→ Charging
→ DisplayPort
→ Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
→ USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
→ USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Memory
- 8GB unified memory
→ Configurable to 16GB or 24GB
Storage
- 256GB SSD
→ Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Keyboard and Trackpad
- Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
→ 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
→ Touch ID
→ 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
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
→ 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
→ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
- Bluetooth
→ Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Camera
- 1080p
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio
- Four-speaker sound system
- Wide stereo sound
- Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
- Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
- Three-mic array with directional beamforming
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Display 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)
Video Playback
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes
- HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG
Audio Playback
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Operating Requirements
- Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
- Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
- Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
- Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet
Size and Weight
- Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)
- Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
- Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
- Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
Operating System
macOS
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