MacBook Air Technical Specifications

13-inch MacBook Air
 
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Finish
Exteriors of four MacBook Air models, showcasing four different finishes

Silver, Starlight, Space Grey, Midnight

Price
(8-core GPU, 256GB SSD)
(10-core GPU, 512GB SSD)
Chip

Apple M2 chip

  • 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
  • 8-core or 10-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine

Configurable to:

M2 with 8-core CPU and 10‑core GPU

Apple M3 chip

  • 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
  • 8-core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine
  • AV1 decode engine

Configurable to:

M3 with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU

Apple M3 chip

  • 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
  • 10-core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine
  • AV1 decode engine

Apple M3 chip

  • 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
  • 10-core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine
  • AV1 decode engine
Display

Liquid Retina display

  • 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology1;
    2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
  • 500 nits brightness

Colour

  • Support for 1 billion colours
  • Wide colour (P3)
  • True Tone technology
MacBook Air 13-inch, showcasing Liquid Retina display
Memory

8GB

8GB unified memory

Configurable to:

16GB or 24GB

8GB

8GB unified memory

Configurable to:

16GB or 24GB

8GB

8GB unified memory

Configurable to:

16GB or 24GB

16GB

16GB unified memory

Configurable to:

24GB

Battery and Power2
  • 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 and M3 with 8‑core GPU)
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 and M3 with 8‑core GPU)
  • USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
  • Fast-charge–capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Storage3

256GB or 512GB

256GB or 512GB SSD

Configurable to:

512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

256GB

256GB SSD

Configurable to:

512GB, 1TB or 2TB

512GB

512GB SSD

Configurable to:

1TB or 2TB

512GB

512GB SSD

Configurable to:

1TB or 2TB

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 40 Gbps)
  • USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)
MacBook Air, closed, left side, showing MagSafe and two Thunderbolt ports MacBook Air, closed, right side, showing headphone jack MagSafe 3 3.5-mm headphone jack Thunderbolt/USB 4
Display Support

M2

  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colours and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

M3

  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colours and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz
Video Playback
  • Supported formats include HEVC,
    H.264, AV1 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

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

  • 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and four 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

M2

  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Bluetooth® 5.3

M3

  • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)4
  • Bluetooth 5.3
Camera

  • 1080p FaceTime HD camera
  • Advanced image signal processor
    with computational video
Audio
  • Four-speaker sound system
  • 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
  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
  • Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls (M3)
  • 3.5-mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones
Operating Requirements
  • Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
  • Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
  • Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)
  • Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
  • Operating altitude: Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
  • Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet)
  • Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)
Size and Weight
  • Height: 1.13 cm (0.44 inch)
  • Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
  • Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
  • Weight: 1.24 kg (2.7 pounds)5
MacBook Air 13-inch exterior, closed, Apple logo centred
Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
Front view of 13-inch MacBook Air, closed
Height: 1.13 cm (0.44 inch)
Operating System

macOS

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Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Air. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

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Features include:

  • Voice Control
  • VoiceOver
  • Siri and Dictation
  • Increase Contrast
  • Reduce Motion
  • Live Captions
  • Switch Control
  • Zoom
Built-in Apps6
App Store
Books
Calendar
Contacts
FaceTime
Find My
Freeform
GarageBand
Home
iMovie
Keynote
Mail
Maps
Messages
Music
News
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
QuickTime Player
Reminders
Safari
Shortcuts
Siri
Stocks
Time Machine
TV
Voice Memos
In the Box
  • 13-inch MacBook Air
  • 30W USB-C Power Adapter
    (M2 and M3 with 8-core GPU)
    or
    35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
    (M2 and M3 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage)
  • USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
    (2 m)
13-inch MacBook Air, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable and 30W USB-C Power Adapter
Limited Warranty and Service

Products that you purchase in Australia are covered by Australian consumer law. For more details, click here.

Your MacBook Air also comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty from Apple. To learn more about how Apple will service your Mac, click here.

Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to get expert technical support and additional hardware coverage from Apple, including unlimited incidents of accidental damage protection, each subject to a service fee of A$149 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or A$429 for other accidental damage. Coverage begins on your AppleCare+ purchase date. For more information, click here.

Configure to Order
  • Configure your MacBook Air with
    these options at apple.com/au:
  • M2 with 10-core GPU (M2 model)
  • M3 with 10-core GPU (M3 model)
  • 16GB or 24GB unified memory
  • 512GB, 1TB or 2TB SSD
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
  • 70W USB-C Power Adapter

MacBook Air and the Environment

MacBook Air is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:7

See the 13-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip Product Environmental Report (PDF) See the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip Product Environmental Report (PDF)

Made with better materials

13-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip

  • Made with 50 per cent recycled content, including:
  • 100 per cent recycled aluminium in the enclosure
  • 100 per cent recycled tin in the solder and gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 99 per cent of the rare earth elements in the device
  • 100 per cent recycled cobalt in the battery8 and magnets of the MagSafe connector
  • 100 per cent recycled copper in the main logic board — an Apple first
  • 90 per cent recycled steel in the battery tray, keyboard feature plate and trackpad beam plate
  • 35 per cent or more recycled plastic in multiple components

13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip

  • Made with 40 per cent recycled content, including:
  • 100 per cent recycled aluminium in the enclosure
  • 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 99 per cent of the rare earth elements in the device
  • 90 per cent recycled steel in the battery tray
  • 35 per cent or more recycled plastic in multiple component

Energy-efficient

ENERGY STAR®–certified9

Smarter chemistry10

  • Arsenic-free display glass
  • Mercury-, BFR- and PVC‑free

Green manufacturing

  • No established final assembly supplier sites generate any waste sent to landfill11
  • Over 20 per cent of manufacturing electricity sourced from supplier clean energy projects12

Responsible packaging

  • 100 per cent of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed forests
  • The 13‑inch MacBook Air with M3 chip uses 99 per cent fibre-based packaging, and the 13‑inch MacBook Air with M2 chip uses 96 per cent fibre-based packaging, due to our work to remove plastic from packaging13

Progress towards our 2030 goal

Reduced emissions for MacBook Air with M3 chip by over 40 per cent against our baseline14

Apple Trade In

Trade in your eligible device and get credit towards your next purchase, or an Apple Gift Card you can use at any time.15 If your device isn’t eligible for credit, we’ll recycle it for free.

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Apple and the Environment

Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate operations, and we are focused on our Apple 2030 goal to make every product carbon neutral.

See Apple’s commitment