MacBook Air Technical Specifications

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

Silver, Starlight, Space Gray, Midnight

Chip

Apple M2 chip

  • 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 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 4 performance cores and 4 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 4 performance cores and 4 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 4 performance cores and 4 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 technology;1
    2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
  • 500 nits brightness

Color

  • Support for 1 billion colors
  • Wide color (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 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
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 colors 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 colors 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 (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

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
  • Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C
  • Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
  • Operating altitude: tested up to 3000 meters
  • Maximum storage altitude: 4500 meters
  • Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 meters
Size and Weight
  • Height: 1.13 cm
  • Width: 30.41 cm
  • Depth: 21.5 cm
  • Weight: 1.24 kg5
MacBook Air 13-inch exterior, closed, Apple logo centered
Depth: 21.5 cm
Width: 30.41 cm
Front view of 13-inch MacBook Air, closed
Height: 1.13 cm
Operating System

macOS

macOS is the advanced desktop operating system. And with macOS Sonoma, work and play on your Mac are even more powerful — with new ways to elevate your video presentations, boost your gaming performance, and personalize your device.

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.

Features include:

  • VoiceOver
  • 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
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
QuickTime Player
Reminders
Safari
Shortcuts
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

Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of free telephone technical support and a one-year limited warranty. For more information, click here.

MacBook Air and the Environment

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

Made with better materials

13-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip

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

13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip

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

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% of manufacturing electricity sourced from supplier clean energy projects12

Responsible packaging

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

Progress toward our 2030 goal

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

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.