Chip

Apple M4 chip

10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores

10-core GPU

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

16-core Neural Engine

120GB/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

 

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data - not even Apple.

 

Display

Liquid Retina display

15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;2

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

 

Memory

16GB unified memory

 

Battery and Power

Up to 18 hours video streaming

Up to 15 hours wireless web

Built-in 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

 

Storage

256GB SSD

 

Charging and Expansion

MagSafe 3 charging port

3.5 mm headphone jack

Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:

Charging

DisplayPort

Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

 

Display Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:

Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

Thunderbolt 4 digital video output

Support for native DisplayPort 1.4 output over USB-C

 

Video Playback

Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes

HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/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 (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 6E (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 5.3

 

Camera

12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View

1080p HD video recording

Advanced image signal processor with computational video

 

Audio

Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers

Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using supported models of AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max6

Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls

3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

 

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Sequoia helps you be productive and creative in new ways - with Apple Intelligence,1 iPhone Mirroring,8 window tiling, major updates to Safari, and more.

 

In the Box

15-inch MacBook Air

35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

(2m) device.