Chip | - 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
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Display | - Liquid Retina display
- 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
- 500 nits brightness
- Color
- Support for 1 billion colors
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone technology
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Memory | - 8GB
- 8GB unified memory
- Configurable to:
- 16GB or 24GB
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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 Compact 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
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Storage | - 512GB
- 512GB SSD
- Configurable to:
- 1TB, or 2TB
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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)
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Display Support | - M3
- 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
- Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz
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Video Playback | - Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
- HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG
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Audio Playback | - Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
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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
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Wireless | - M3
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth 5.3
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Camera | - 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Advanced image signal processor with computational video
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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)
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones
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Size and Weight | - Height: 1.13 cm (0.44 inch)
- Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
- Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
- Weight: 1.24 kg (2.7 pounds)
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In the Box | - 13-inch MacBook Air
- 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
- (2 m)
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