Apple MacBook Air M2

Specifications

Apple M2 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 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 500 nits brightness

Color

• Support for 1 billion colors
• Wide color (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 Compact 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 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Memory

• 8GB unified memory

Storage

• 512GB SSD

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

• Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

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
• 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: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)
• Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)
• Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)
• Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.51 kg)