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MacBook Air (13-inch, M5) - Tech Specs

Year introduced: 2026

Finish

  • Sky Blue

  • Silver

  • Starlight

  • Midnight

Chip

Apple M5 chip

  • 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores

  • 8‑core GPU, 10‑core GPU

  • Neural Accelerators

  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

  • 16-core Neural Engine

  • 153GB/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

Configurable to:

  • M5 with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU

Memory

  • 16GB unified memory

  • Configurable to:

  • 24GB or 32GB

Storage1

  • 512GB SSD

  • Configurable to:

  • 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB

Display

Liquid Retina display

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

Battery and Power3

  • Up to 18 hours video streaming

  • Up to 15 hours wireless web

  • Built-in 53.8‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

  • 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max

  • USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

  • Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter or higher

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)

External Display Support

  • Supports up to two external displays:

  • Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz

  • One display up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz

  • Supports up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port

  • Simultaneously supports the built-in display at full native resolution

  • Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds (up to HBR3) with DSC capability

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 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys

  • 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

Apple N1 wireless networking chip

  • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)4

  • Bluetooth 6

  • Thread networking technology

Camera

  • 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View

  • 1080p HD video recording

  • 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 supported models of AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max5

  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming

  • Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes for enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls

  • 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones

Operating Requirements

  • Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

  • Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

  • Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)

  • Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing

  • Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet

  • Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet

  • Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

  • Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)

  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

  • Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)

  • Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.23 kg)6

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. It includes easy-to-use and powerful features that help you be more productive and creative, Apple Intelligence, and seamless ways to use iPhone with Mac.

Apple Intelligence7

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.

Learn more about Apple Intelligence

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Air. With built‑in support for vision, hearing, mobility, and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Learn more about Accessibility

Features include:

  • VoiceOver

  • Zoom

  • Motion, display, and text settings

  • Accessibility Reader

  • Voice Control

  • Switch Control

  • Closed Captions

  • Live Captions

  • Personal Voice and Live Speech

Built‑in Apps8

  • App Store

  • Books

  • Calendar

  • Contacts

  • FaceTime

  • Find My

  • Freeform

  • Games

  • GarageBand

  • Home

  • iMovie

  • iPhone Mirroring

  • Journal

  • Keynote

  • Mail

  • Maps

  • Messages

  • Music

  • News

  • Notes

  • Numbers

  • Pages

  • Passwords

  • Phone

  • Photo Booth

  • Photos

  • Podcasts

  • Preview

  • QuickTime Player

  • Reminders

  • Safari

  • Shortcuts

  • Stocks

  • Time Machine

  • Tips

  • TV

  • Voice Memos

  • Weather

In the Box

  • 13-inch MacBook Air

  • 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max

  • USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Configure to Order

Configure your MacBook Air at apple.com.

  • M5 with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU

  • 24GB or 32GB unified memory

  • 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD

  • 35W Dual USB‑C Port Compact Power Adapter or

  • 70W USB‑C Power Adapter

MacBook Air and the Environment

MacBook Air is designed to reduce environmental impact:9

See the MacBook Air Product Environmental Report (PDF)

Progress toward Apple 2030

  • Apple 2030 is our commitment to be carbon neutral for our entire carbon footprint. Our plan to decarbonize products is rigorous and focuses on transitioning to low-carbon electricity, designing with recycled and low-carbon materials, and prioritizing lower-carbon ways of shipping products, like ocean freight.

See Apple’s commitment

Materials

MacBook Air is made with 55% recycled content,10 including:

  • 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure and trackpad gel plate

  • 100% recycled cobalt and 95% recycled lithium in the battery

  • 100% recycled gold plating in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards and all connectors

  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets

  • 100% recycled tin solder in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards

  • 90% recycled steel in the keyboard feature plate and trackpad beam

Energy

  • 50% of manufacturing electricity for MacBook Air is sourced from low-carbon electricity11

  • ENERGY STAR® certified12

Packaging

  • 100% fiber-based packaging13

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program14

Smarter chemistry15

  • All of the materials used in Apple products, accessories, and packaging are covered by the requirements of our Regulated Substances Specification, which was one of the first in industry to restrict the use of key substances of concern. See the latest Environmental Progress Report to understand Apple’s recent efforts in phasing out these chemistries.

Acoustic Performance

Declared noise emission values in accordance with ECMA-109

Acoustic Performance

Sound Power Level

L W A,m (B)

Sound Pressure Level

Operator Position

L p A,m (dB)

Idle

1.3 (K V = 0.3)

3

Wireless web

1.3 (K V = 0.3)

4

  1. L W A,m is the mean A-weighted sound power level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 B.

  2. L p A,m is the mean A-weighted sound pressure level measured at operator position (rounded to the nearest 1 dB).

  3. 1 B (bel) = 10 dB (decibel).

  4. K v is the statistical adder for computing upper-limit of A-weighted sound power level.

  5. The quantity, L W A,c (formerly called L W Ad) may be computed from the sum of L W A,m and K v .

  6. The wireless web test browses 6 tabs with a mix of content including media.

  7. Configuration tested: M5, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 32GB unified memory, 2TB storage.

  1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

  2. Screen size is measured diagonally. The displays on the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air have rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).

  3. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 8-core GPU, and preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi-Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi-Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.

  4. Wi-Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.

  5. See support.apple.com/en-us/102596 for supported models.

  6. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.

  7. Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.

  8. iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are available on the Mac App Store. Downloading apps requires an Apple Account and a device that is compatible with the OS version required for each app. iPhone Mirroring is not available in all countries and regions.

  9. Data accurate as of product launch.

  10. Product recycled or renewable content is the mass of certified recycled material relative to the overall mass of the device, not including packaging or in-box accessories.

  11. We estimate the percentage of electricity-related emissions in our manufacturing that is sourced from low-carbon electricity by attributing to our carbon model low-carbon energy procured by our suppliers in the prior fiscal year, based on the supplier manufacturing allocations at time of product launch. Included in this number is only low-carbon electricity that Apple or its suppliers have procured as part of Apple’s Supplier Clean Energy Program.

  12. ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered trademarks owned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  13. Breakdown of U.S. retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks, and coatings are excluded from our calculations.

  14. All established final assembly supplier sites — those that have been Apple suppliers for more than one year — for MacBook Air are third-party verified as Zero Waste by UL LLC (UL 2799 Standard). UL requires at least 90% diversion through methods other than waste to energy to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill (Silver 90–94%, Gold 95–99%, and Platinum 100%) designations.

  15. Apple’s Regulated Substances Specification describes Apple’s restrictions on the use of certain chemical substances in materials in Apple products, accessories, manufacturing processes, and packaging used for shipping products to Apple’s end-customers. Restrictions are derived from international laws or directives, regulatory agencies, eco-label requirements, environmental standards, and Apple policies. Every Apple product is free of PVC and phthalates except for AC power cords in India, Thailand (for two-prong AC power cords), and South Korea, where we continue to seek government approval for our PVC and phthalates replacement. Apple products comply with the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU and its amendments, including exemptions for the use of lead such as high-temperature solder. Apple is working to phase out the use of these exempted substances for new products where technically possible.