Chip

Apple M2 chip

8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores

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

Display

Liquid Retina display

15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;

2880-by-1864 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

66.5-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Fast-charge–capable with 70W 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 40 Gbps)

USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)

USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)

Memory

8GB

Storage

256GB SSD

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

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth®

Bluetooth 5.3

Camera

1080p

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

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 in 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% 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: 1.15 cm (0.45 inch)

Width: 34.04 cm (13.40 inches)

Depth: 23.76 cm (9.35 inches)

Weight: 1.51 kg (3.3 pounds)

Operating System

macOS

In the Box

15-inch MacBook Air

35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)