MacBook Air M2 Chip, 13-inch, 256GB

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M2)

Chip
Apple M2 chip with 8-core CPU (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores), 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and 100GB/s memory bandwidth. Configurable with an M2 featuring an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU. Media engine supports hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW, including video decode, video encode, and ProRes encode/decode engines.

Display
13.6-inch Liquid Retina LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560 × 1664 native resolution at 224 ppi, 500 nits brightness, support for 1 billion colors, wide color (P3), and True Tone technology.

Battery and Power
Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback and up to 15 hours of wireless web use. Built-in 52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery. Includes a 30W USB-C Power Adapter (M2 with 8-core GPU) or 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter (M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage). USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable included. Fast-charge capable with a 70W USB-C Power Adapter.

Charging and Expansion

             

             

MagSafe 3 charging port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports supporting charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s), USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), and USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s).

Memory
16GB unified memory. Configurable to 8GB or up to 24GB unified memory.

Storage
256GB SSD. Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB.

Keyboard and Trackpad
Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 full-height function keys and an inverted-T arrow key layout. Touch ID, ambient light sensor, and Force Touch trackpad with pressure-sensing capabilities and Multi-Touch gestures.

Wireless
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3.

Camera
1080p FaceTime HD camera with advanced image signal processor and computational video.

Audio
Four-speaker sound system with wide stereo sound. Supports Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers and dynamic head tracking with compatible AirPods. Three-mic array with directional beamforming. 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones.

Display Support
Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and one external display up to 6K resolution at 60Hz. Thunderbolt 3 digital video output and native DisplayPort output over USB-C. VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 supported with adapters (sold separately).

Video Playback
Supports HEVC, H.264, and ProRes formats with HDR playback including Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG.

Audio Playback
Supports AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos.

Operating Requirements
Line voltage 100V–240V AC, frequency 50Hz–60Hz. Operating temperature 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C). Storage temperature –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C). Relative humidity 0%–90% non-condensing. Operating altitude up to 10,000 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 (1.24 kg).

Operating System
macOS Sequoia, featuring Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, window tiling, Safari updates, and more.

Accessibility
Built-in accessibility features include Voice Control, VoiceOver, Zoom, Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, and Live Captions.

Built-in Apps
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.

In the Box
13-inch MacBook Air, USB-C Power Adapter (30W or 35W depending on configuration), and USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m).