MacBook Air, 13.6" Liquid Retina LED, 2560 x 1664px, 224 ppi, Apple M5 10-core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 16GB unified memory, 512GB SSD, 2 x Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, 12MP, macOS
MacBook Air
Might takes flight.
| Design |
|---|
| Product type |
Laptop |
| Product colour |
Beige |
| Colour name |
Starlight |
| Form factor |
Clamshell |
| Introduction year |
2026 |
| Introduction month |
March |
| Display |
|---|
| Display diagonal |
34.5 cm (13.6") |
| Display resolution |
2560 x 1664 pixels |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Display technology marketing name |
Liquid Retina |
| Panel type |
IPS |
| Display number of colours |
1.07 billion colours |
| LED backlight |
Yes |
| Display brightness |
500 cd/m² |
| Pixel density |
224 ppi |
| True Tone technology |
Yes |
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported |
Yes |
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology |
High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus), Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Number of external displays supported |
2 |
| Processor |
|---|
| Processor manufacturer |
Apple |
| Processor family |
Apple M |
| Processor generation |
Apple M 5th Gen |
| Processor model |
M5 |
| Processor cores |
10 |
| Efficient cores |
6 |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) |
|---|
| Neural processor unit (NPU) cores |
16 |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) |
Apple Neural Engine (ANE) |
| Memory |
|---|
| Internal memory |
16 GB |
| Memory form factor |
On-board |
| Maximum internal memory |
16 GB |
| Storage |
|---|
| Total storage capacity |
512 GB |
| Storage media |
SSD |
| Total SSDs capacity |
512 GB |
| Number of SSDs installed |
1 |
| SSD capacity |
512 GB |
| Intel® Optane™ Memory module installed |
No |
| Optical drive type |
No |
| Card reader integrated |
No |
| Compatible memory cards |
Not supported |
| Graphics |
|---|
| On-board graphics card |
Yes |
| Discrete graphics card |
No |
| Discrete graphics card model |
Not available |
| On-board GPU manufacturer |
Apple |
| On-board graphics card family |
Apple |
| On-board graphics card model |
Apple GPU |
| On-board graphics card cores |
8 |
| On-board graphics card 4K support |
Yes |
| On-board graphics card 8K support |
Yes |
| On-board graphics card 6K support |
Yes |
| Ray tracing acceleration |
Yes |
| Memory bandwidth (max) |
153 GB/s |
| Audio |
|---|
| Spatial audio |
Yes |
| Number of built-in speakers |
4 |
| Number of microphones |
3 |
| Built-in microphone |
Yes |
| Audio formats supported |
AAC, MP3, ALAC, FLAC |
| Microphone modes |
Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum |
| Camera |
|---|
| Front camera |
Yes |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) |
12 MP |
| Front camera resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Front camera HD type |
Full HD |
| Network |
|---|
| Mobile network connection |
No |
| Mobile network generation |
Not supported |
| Top Wi-Fi standard |
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Wi-Fi standards |
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Ethernet LAN |
No |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
6.0 |
| Thread networking technology |
Yes |
| Wireless networking chip |
Apple N1 |
| Ports & interfaces |
|---|
| Intel® Thunderbolt 4 |
Yes |
| Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity |
2 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| Docking connector |
Yes |
| Charging port type |
MagSafe 3 |
| USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Performance |
|---|
| Ambient light sensor |
Yes |
| Repairability index |
6.8 |
| Keyboard |
|---|
| Pointing device |
Trackpad |
| Keyboard backlit |
Yes |
| Numeric keypad |
No |
| Pressure sensing trackpad |
Yes |
| Software |
|---|
| Operating system installed |
macOS Tahoe |
| Apple Intelligence |
Yes |
| Pre-installed software |
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 |
| Processor special features |
|---|
| Video encode engine |
Yes |
| Video decode engine |
Yes |
| Brand-specific features |
|---|
| Brand specific technologies |
Wide color (P3) |
| Accessibility features |
VoiceOver, Zoom, Voice Control, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Live Captions, Accessibility Reader, Live Speech, Motion & display and text settings, Personal Voice |
| Battery |
|---|
| Battery technology |
Lithium Polymer (LiPo) |
| Battery capacity |
53.8 Wh |
| Continuous video playback time (streamed) |
18 h |
| Browsing time (Wi-Fi) |
15 h |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Power |
|---|
| Required charging power (max) |
72 W |
| Required charging power (min) |
30 W |
| USB Type-C charging port |
Yes |
| 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 |
| Weight & dimensions |
|---|
| Weight |
1.23 kg |
| Width |
304.1 mm |
| Depth |
215 mm |
| Height |
11.3 mm |
| Packaging data |
|---|
| Package width |
55.4 mm |
| Package depth |
335.5 mm |
| Package height |
244.8 mm |
| Package weight |
1.65 kg |
| General |
|---|
| Product series |
(M5, 2026) |
| Product family |
MacBook Air |
| Packaging content |
|---|
| Cables included |
USB Type-C to MagSafe 3 |
| Other features |
|---|
| AC adapter included |
No |
| Video formats supported |
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes |
| Dolby technologies |
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos |
| Warranty period |
1 year(s) |
