Introduction

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 superportable MacBook Air anywhere and blaze through whatever you’re into.

Design

Product type

Laptop

Product colour

Silver

Form factor

Clamshell

Housing material

Aluminium

Introduction year

2024

Display

Display diagonal

34.5 cm (13.6")

Display resolution

2560 x 1664 pixels

Touchscreen

No

Panel type

IPS

LED backlight

Yes

Display brightness

500 cd/m²

Pixel density

224 ppi

RGB colour space

DCI-P3

True Tone technology

Yes

High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported

Yes

High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology

Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Apple

Processor generation

Apple M 3rd Gen

Processor family

Apple M

Processor model

M3

Processor cores

8

Performance cores

4

Efficient cores

4

Coprocessor model

Neural Engine

Coprocessor cores

16

Memory

Internal memory

16 GB

Memory form factor

On-board

Storage

Total storage capacity

512 GB

Storage media

SSD

Total SSDs capacity

512 GB

Number of SSDs installed

1

SSD capacity

512 GB

Optical drive type

No

Card reader integrated

No

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 6K support

Yes

Memory bandwidth (max)

100 GB/s

Audio

Audio system

Dolby Atmos

Number of built-in speakers

4

Built-in microphone

Yes

Number of microphones

3

Camera

Front camera

Yes

Front camera HD type

Full HD

Network

Mobile network generation

Not supported

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi standards

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Mobile network connection

No

Ethernet LAN

No

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth version

5.3

Ports & interfaces

Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity

2

Headphone outputs

1

Charging port type

MagSafe 3

Performance

Ambient light sensor

Yes

Voice control

Yes

Keyboard

Pointing device

Trackpad

Numeric keypad

No

Keyboard backlit

Yes

Keyboard number of keys

79

Software

Pre-installed software

App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, 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

Operating system installed

macOS Sonoma

Brand-specific features

Accessibility features

Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, VoiceOver, Zoom

Battery

Battery technology

Lithium Polymer (LiPo)

Battery capacity

52.6 Wh

Continuous video playback time

18 h

Browsing time (Wi-Fi)

15 h

Fast charging

Yes

Power

AC adapter power

35 W

AC adapter frequency

50/60 Hz

AC adapter input voltage

100 - 240 V

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

Sustainability

Sustainability compliance

Yes

Sustainability certificates

ENERGY STAR

Doesn't contain

Arsenic, Beryllium, Mercury, PVC/BFR

Weight & dimensions

Width

304.1 mm

Depth

215 mm

Height

11.3 mm

Weight

1.24 kg

Packaging content

Cables included

USB Type-C to MagSafe 3