Lean. Mean. M3 machine.
MacBook Air sails through work and play — and the M3 chip brings even greater capabilities to the world’s most popular laptop. With up to 18 hours of battery life, you can take the super-portable MacBook Air anywhere and blaze through whatever you’re into.
Specs
| Colour | Silver, Space Grey, Starlight, Midnight | ||
| Chip | Apple M3 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores 8-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 | 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 | 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 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;1 2560×1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch 500 nits brightness Colour Support for 1 billion colours Wide colour (P3) True Tone technology | ||
| Memory | 8GB 8GB unified memory | 8GB 8GB unified memory | 16GB 16GB unified memory |
| Battery and Power | 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 and M3 with 8-core GPU) 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 and M3 with 8-core GPU) USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter | ||
| Storage | 256GB 256GB SSD | 512GB 512GB SSD | 512GB 512GB SSD |
| Charging and Expansion | MagSafe 3 charging port 3.5mm headphone jack Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps) USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps) | ||
| Display Support | M3 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 | M3 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.3 | ||
| Camera | 1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video | ||
| Audio | Four-speaker sound system 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 (M3) 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 Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres | ||
| Size and Weight | Height: 1.13cm Width: 30.41cm Depth: 21.5cm Weight: 1.24kg | ||
| Operating System | macOS | ||
