MacBook Air M1

Year introduced: 2020

Finish

• Space Grey

Display

• Retina display

• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560×1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colours

• Supported scaled resolutions:

  • 1680×1050

  • 1440×900

  • 1024×640

• 400 nits brightness

• Wide colour (P3)

• True Tone technology

Chip

• Apple M1 chip

  • 8-core CPU with 4 perform­ance cores and 4 efficiency cores

  • 7-core GPU, 8-core GPU

  • 16-core Neural Engine

Battery and Power

• Up to 15 hours wireless web

• Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback

• Built-in 49.9‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

• 30W USB‑C Power Adapter

   

Memory

• 8GB unified memory

Storage

• 256GB SSD

Keyboard and Track­pad

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

  • 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted “T” arrangement

  • 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

Touch ID

• Touch ID sensor

Wireless

• Wi‑Fi

  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking

  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Camera

• 720p FaceTime HD camera

• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• Stereo speakers

• Wide stereo sound

• Support for Dolby Atmos playback

• Three-mic array with directional beamforming

• 3.5mm headphone jack

Operating Requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

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

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

• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing

• Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)

• Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet)

• Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.41–1.61 cm (0.16–0.63 inches)

• Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)

• Depth: 21.24 cm (8.36 inches)

• Weight: 1.29 kg (2.8 pounds)³

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Ventura makes the things you do most on Mac even better, so you can work smarter, play harder and go further.

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. 

Features include:

• Voice Control

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Increase Contrast

• Reduce Motion

• Siri and Dictation

• Switch Control