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
Navy
Form factor
Clamshell
Housing material
Aluminium
Introduction year
2024
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
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
8 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
6
Built-in microphone
Yes
Number of microphones
3
Microphone modes
Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum
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)
Mobile network connection
No
Ethernet LAN
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
5.3
Ports & interfaces
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity
2
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
Docking connector
Yes
Charging port type
MagSafe 3
Performance
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Voice control
Yes
Keyboard
Pointing device
Trackpad
Numeric keypad
No
Keyboard backlit
Yes
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, Live Captions, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, VoiceOver, Zoom
Battery
Battery technology
Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacity
66.5 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, Mercury, PVC/BFR
Weight & dimensions
Width
340.3 mm
Depth
237.6 mm
Height
11.5 mm
Weight
1.51 kg
Packaging content
Cables included
USB Type-C to MagSafe 3
Other features
Video compression formats
HEVC, AV1, H.264, ProRes, ProRes RAW
Warranty period
1 year(s)
