Finish

• Silver

• Starlight

• Space Grey

• Midnight

Chip

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

• 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;¹ 2880x1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch

• 500 nits brightness

Colour

• Support for 1 billion colours

• Wide colour (P3)

• True Tone technology

Memory

• 8GB unified memory

Battery and Power²

• 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

Storage³

• 256GB SSD

• Charging and Expansion

• MagSafe 3 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)

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

• 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 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

• Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)⁴

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth 5.3

Camera

• 1080p FaceTime HD camera

• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

• 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

• 3.5mm 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% 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: 1.15 cm (0.45 inches)

• Width: 34.04 cm (13.40 inches)

• Depth: 23.76 cm (9.35 inches)

• Weight: 1.51 kg (3.3 pounds)⁵

• ^{6 Months Warranty}