All-new Design |M2 Chip Supercharged | Up to 18 Hours of Battery Life |Advanced Camera & Audio
Design
Less to carry. More to Love.
Redesigned around the next-generation M2 chip, MacBook Air is strikingly thin and brings exceptional speed and power efficiency within its durable all‑aluminium enclosure. It’s the ultrafast, ultra-capable laptop that lets you work, play or create just about anything — anywhere.
1.24 kg
1.13cm thin
There’s power in silence. Thanks to the efficiency of the M2 chip, MacBook Air can deliver amazing performance without a fan — so it stays completely silent, no matter how intense the task.
Built to last. Puts the earth first. As responsible as it is durable, MacBook Air features 100 per cent recycled aluminium in its compact enclosure.
Performance
Prepare for take-off.
The M2 chip starts the next generation of Apple silicon, with even more of the speed and power efficiency of M1. So you can get more done faster with a more powerful 8‑core CPU. Create captivating images and animations with up to a 8-core GPU. Work with more streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video with the high‑performance media engine. And keep working — or playing — all day and into the night with up to 18 hours of battery life.
Up to 1.4xfaster than M1 model
Up to 15xfaster than Intel-based model
Up to 18 hrsbattery life
More speed for all your apps.
All your go-to apps run lightning fast in macOS — including Microsoft 365 and many of your favourite iOS apps. And with over 10,000 apps and plug-ins optimised for Apple silicon, your creative future is wide open.
All together now.
Make and receive iPhone calls on your Mac. Use your iPad as a second display. Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch. It’s like they were all made for each other. Because they were.
Speedy. Substantial. Storage.
With up to a 256GB superfast SSD, MacBook Air lets you take your photos, movies, music and documents with you — and open them in a flash.
Create to your heart’s content.
Thanks to the high-performance media engine on the M2 chip, you can play and edit even more streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video — including 4K ProRes video shot on iPhone 13 Pro.
Keep it secret. Keep it safe.
Apple silicon and macOS bring advanced built-in security to help defend against malware and viruses. And Mac is designed to give you the freedom to choose what you share and how you share it.
Liquid Retina display
To be clear, it’s gorgeous.
The breathtaking 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display is the biggest — and brightest — ever on MacBook Air, with support for 1 billion colours. Text is super-crisp, and photos and movies more brilliant and vivid, with rich contrast and sharp detail.
500 nits of brightness
P3 wide colour
True Tone technology
Camera and audio
Look sharp. Sound great.
Make your best impression on video calls with the 1080p FaceTime HD camera and three‑mic array. Surround yourself with an expansive soundstage, compliments of the four‑speaker sound system with Spatial Audio. MacBook Air was designed to thrill the senses.
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Look your best with a camera that doubles the resolution and low-light performance of the previous generation.
Three-mic array
Come through loud and clear on calls wherever you are, thanks to the three-mic array with advanced beamforming algorithms to capture clean audio.
Four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio
Immerse yourself in movies and music with improved stereo separation and vocal clarity from two tweeters and two ultra-thin woofers. Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos places sound all around you.
Magic Keyboard
Let your fingers fly.
Comfortable and quiet, Magic Keyboard now has a full‑height function key row for quick access to favourite controls and shortcuts. Touch ID makes it easy to unlock your Mac, enter passwords and make secure purchases or payments — all at the touch of a finger. And with the larger Force Touch trackpad, there’s even more space to work with precision.
Touch ID
Unlock your Mac
Use Apple Pay for payments
Open password-protected documents
Make purchases on the Apple TV app
Connectivity
Keep plugging away.
The quick-release MagSafe power connector easily attaches — and detaches — with magnets, preventing any unintended flights. Two Thunderbolt ports let you connect and power high-speed accessories. You can also connect up to a 6K display. And the headphone jack supports high‑impedance headphones.
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
8-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
Display
Liquid Retina display
13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560x1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colours
500 nits brightness
Wide colour (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 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
3.5mm 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
8GB unified memory
Storage
256GB
256GB SSD
Keyboard and Trackpad
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
78 (US) 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
3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Display Support
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
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: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non‑condensing
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 inches)
Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
Weight: 1.24 kg (2.7 pounds)
Operating System
macOS
macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Monterey introduces powerful new features to help you connect, share and create like never before.
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.
Recycled material claim applies to the enclosure and is based on auditing done by UL LLC.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a complex 2-minute project with 4K ProRes 422 media. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, and production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM. Performance measured using selected industry‑standard benchmarks. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Adobe Photoshop 23.3.1 tested using the following filters and functions: Emboss, Minimum, Sharpen Edges, Rotate Image and Ripple. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, at 1470x956 resolution, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, at 1440x900 resolution, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Tested with Baldur’s Gate 3 v1.0.0.9 with high settings. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Pre-release Adobe Premiere Pro 22.5.0 tested using a 3-minute and 27-second project with 4K H.264 media, at 3840x2160 resolution and 30 frames per second. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Tested with Adobe Lightroom Classic 5.3 by stitching nine 50-megapixel images. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a 55-second clip with 4K Apple ProRes RAW media, at 4096x2160 resolution and 59.94 frames per second, transcoded to Apple ProRes 422. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, at 1470x956 resolution, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, at 1440x900 resolution, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Tested with Pixelmator Pro 2.4.1 using a 216KB image. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM. Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a 1-minute picture-in-picture project with 4 streams of Apple ProRes 422 video at 8192x4320 resolution and 30 frames per second, as well as a 1-minute picture-in-picture project with 20 streams of Apple ProRes 422 video at 3840x2160 resolution and 29.97 frames per second. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Screen size is measured diagonally.
Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using pre-production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1 chip and 8-core GPU, configured with 8GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration.
Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration.
Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using pre-production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration.