Apple MacBook Air

Design
Product type: Laptop
Product colour: Silver
Form factor: Clamshell
Introduction year: 2026
Introduction month: March
Display
Display diagonal: 38.9 cm (15.3″)
Display resolution: 2880 x 1864 pixels
Touchscreen: No
Panel type: IPS
Display technology marketing name: Liquid Retina
Display number of colours: 1.07 billion colours
LED backlight: Yes
Display brightness: 500 cd/m²
Pixel density: 224 ppi
True Tone technology: Yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported: Yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology: High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus), Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
Number of external displays supported: 2
Processor
Processor manufacturer: Apple
Processor family: Apple M
Processor generation: Apple M 5th Gen
Processor model: M5
Processor cores: 10
Efficient cores: 6
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Neural processor unit (NPU): Apple Neural Engine (ANE)
Neural processor unit (NPU) cores: 16
Memory
Internal memory: 16 GB
Memory form factor: On-board
Maximum internal memory: 16 GB
Storage
Total storage capacity: 512 GB
Storage media: SSD
Total SSDs capacity: 512 GB
Number of SSDs installed: 1
SSD capacity: 512 GB
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installed: No
Optical drive type: No
Card reader integrated: No
Compatible memory cards: Not supported
Graphics
Discrete graphics card model: Not available
On-board graphics card: Yes
On-board GPU manufacturer: Apple
Discrete graphics card: No
On-board graphics card family: Apple
On-board graphics card model: Apple GPU
On-board graphics card cores: 10
On-board graphics card 4K support: Yes
On-board graphics card 6K support: Yes
On-board graphics card 8K support: Yes
Ray tracing acceleration: Yes
Memory bandwidth (max): 153 GB/s
Audio
Spatial audio: Yes
Number of built-in speakers: 6
Built-in microphone: Yes
Number of microphones: 3
Audio formats supported: MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC
Microphone modes: Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum
Camera
Front camera: Yes
Front camera resolution (numeric): 12 MP
Front camera resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera HD type: Full HD
Network
Mobile network generation: Not supported
Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standards: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Mobile network connection: No
Ethernet LAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes
Bluetooth version: 6.0
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): Yes
Wireless networking chip: Apple N1
Thread networking technology: Yes
Ports & interfaces
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity: 2
Intel® Thunderbolt 4: Yes
Headphone outputs: 1
Docking connector: Yes
Charging port type: MagSafe 3
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode: Yes
Performance
Ambient light sensor: Yes
Repairability index: 6.8
Keyboard
Pointing device: Trackpad
Numeric keypad: No
Keyboard backlit: Yes
Pressure sensing trackpad: Yes
Software
Apple Intelligence: Yes
Pre-installed software: App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, Games, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, iPhone Mirroring, Journal, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Passwords, Phone, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Stocks, Time Machine, Tips, TV, Voice Memos, Weather
Operating system installed: macOS Tahoe
Processor special features
Video decode engine: Yes
Video encode engine: Yes
Brand-specific features
Brand specific technologies: Wide color (P3)
Accessibility features: VoiceOver, Zoom, Voice Control, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Live Captions, Accessibility Reader, Live Speech, Motion & display and text settings, Personal Voice
Battery
Battery technology: Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacity: 66.5 Wh
Browsing time (Wi-Fi): 15 h
Continuous video playback time (streamed): 18 h
Fast charging: Yes
Power
USB Type-C charging port: Yes
USB Type-C required charging power (min): 35 W
USB Type-C required charging power (max): 72 W
USB Power Delivery (USB PD): Yes
Security
Fingerprint reader: Yes
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T): 10 – 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T): -25 – 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H): 0 – 90%
Operating altitude: 0 – 3000 m
Non-operating altitude: 0 – 4500 m
Maximum shipping altitude: 10500 m
Weight & dimensions
Width: 340.4 mm
Depth: 237.6 mm
Height: 11.5 mm
Weight: 1.51 kg
Packaging data
Package width: 58.7 mm
Package depth: 384.5 mm
Package height: 280.1 mm
Package weight: 2.34 kg
Video
Video formats supported: HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
Packaging content
AC adapter included: No
Cables included: USB Type-C to MagSafe 3
Other features
Dolby technologies: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Warranty period: 1 year(s)