Year introduced: 2022
Identify your MacBook Air

Finish

• Silver
• Starlight
• Space Gray
• Midnight

Chip

Apple M2 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
• 8-core GPU
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 100GB/s memory bandwidth
  Configurable to M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU

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

• 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;¹ 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

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 with 8-core GPU)
• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact 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
• 3.5 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)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Memory

• 8GB unified memory
  Configurable to 16GB or 24GB

Storage³

• 256GB SSD
  Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

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

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
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Display Support

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

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: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
• Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)
• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
• Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)⁴

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.
Learn more about Accessibility

Features include:

• Voice Control
• VoiceOver
• Zoom
• Increase Contrast
• Reduce Motion
• Siri and Dictation
• Switch Control
• Closed Captions
• Text to Speech

Built-in Apps⁵

• App Store
• Books
• Calendar
• Contacts
• FaceTime
• Find My
• 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

• MacBook Air
• 30W USB-C Power Adapter (M2 with 8-core GPU) or 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter (M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage)
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Configure to Order

• Configure your MacBook Air with these options at apple.com:
  • M2 with 10-core GPU
  • 16GB or 24GB unified memory
  • 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB SSD
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
  • 67W USB-C Power Adapter

MacBook Air and the Environment

MacBook Air is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:⁶
See the MacBook Air Product Environmental Report

Made with better materials

• 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 98% of the rare earth elements in the device
• 90% recycled steel in the battery tray
• 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure⁷
• 100% recycled tin in the solder of the main logic board
• 35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components

Energy efficient

• ENERGY STAR^® certified⁸

Smarter chemistry⁹

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

Green manufacturing

• Apple’s Zero Waste Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill
• All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Apple production

Responsible packaging

• 100% of virgin wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests
• 90% or more fiber-based packaging

Apple and the Environment

We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to become carbon neutral across our entire business, including products, by 2030.
See Apple’s commitment

Acoustic Performance

Declared noise emission values in accordance with ECMA-109

1. L _W A,m is the mean A-weighted sound power level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 B.
2. L _p A,m is the mean A-weighted sound pressure level measured at operator position (rounded to the nearest 1 dB).
3. 1 B (bel) = 10 dB (decibel).
4. K _v is the statistical adder for computing upper-limit of A-weighted sound power level.
5. The quantity, L _W A,c (formerly called L _W Ad) may be computed from the sum of L _W A,m and K _v .
6. The wireless web test browses 6 tabs with a mix of content including media.
7. Configuration tested: M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB unified memory, 1TB storage.