The MacBook Air continues to be available in 13- and 15-inch sizes after Apple's latest refresh that added the M3 chip. The 15-inch MacBook Air...
See all technical specifications for the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip and the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip.
This in-depth comparison covers the MacBook Pro vs Air when it comes to performance, features, specs, and more.
This detailed guide looks at the 15" MacBook Air vs 13" Air when it comes to specs, display, I/O, price, and more.
As of April 2024, the MacBook Air 15-inch (M3) model weighed 1.51 kilograms while the MacBook Air 13-inch (M3) version weighed 1.24 kilograms.
See all technical specifications for the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip and the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip.
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air fits into a size gap between the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro, but while not as powerful, it's still a great value notebook. Here's how the specs compare.
MacBook Air, MacBook Pro ; M2 : 13.6-inch display M3 : 13.6- or 15.3-inch display, 14.2- or 16.2-inch display ; LCD Liquid Retina display, Mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display ; 60hz refresh rate, ProMotion for refresh rates up to 120Hz ; Up to 500 nits brightness, Up to 1,000 nits brightness and 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness ; , Nano-texture display option ; 1080p FaceTime HD camera, 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View ; Apple M2 or M3 chip, Apple M4, M4 Pro, or M4 Max chip ; M2 : Enhanced 5nm node (N5P) based on A15 Bionic chip from iPhone 13 (2021) M3 : 3nm node (N3B) based on A17 Pro chip from iPhone 15 Pro (2023), 3nm node (N3E) based on A18 chip from iPhone 16 (2024) ; M2 : 3.49 GHz CPU clock speed M3 : 4.05 GHz CPU clock speed, M4 : 4.4 GHz CPU clock speed M4 Pro and M4 Max : 4.5 GHz CPU clock speed ; 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, M4 : 10 CPU cores with 4 performance and 6 efficiency cores M4 Pro : Up to 14 CPU cores with 10 performance and 4 efficiency cores M4 Max : Up to 16 CPU cores with 12 performance and 4 efficiency cores ; Up to 10-core GPU, M4 : 10-core GPU M4 Pro : Up to 20-core GPU M4 Max : Up to 40-core GPU ; Updated GPU architecture, Updated GPU architecture with improved efficiency ; M2 : 16-core Neural Engine, 15.8 trillion operations per second M3 : 16-core Neural Engine, 18 trillion operations per second, 16-core Neural Engine, 38 trillion operations per second ; 16GB or 24GB unified memory, M4 : 16GB, 24GB, or 32GB unified memory M4 Pro : 24GB or 48GB unified memory M4 Max : 36GB, 48GB, 64GB, or 128GB unified memory ; LPDDR5 memory, LPDDR5X memory ; 100GB/s memory bandwidth, M4 : 120GB/s memory bandwidth M4 Pro : 273GB/s memory bandwidth M4 Max : 546GB/s memory bandwidth ; Passive cooling, Active cooling ; , High Power Mode on all M4 Pro and M4 Max models ; M3 models only : Dynamic Caching Hardware-accelerated ray tracing Hardware-accelerated mesh shading Support for AV1 decode, Dynamic Caching Hardware-accelerated ray tracing Hardware-accelerated mesh shading Support for AV1 decode ; M2 : Wi-Fi 6 M3 : Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6E ; Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, M4: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports M4 Pro or M4 Max : Three Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports ; , HDMI 2.1 port with support for multichannel audio output ; , SDXC card slot ; 13-Inch : Four-speaker sound system 15-Inch : Six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers, High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers ; Three-mic array with directional beamforming, Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming ; M2 : Support for one external display M3 : Support for up to two external displays when the lid is closed, M4 or M4 Pro : Support for two external displays M4 Max : Support for up to four external displays ; , Dedicated display engine ; 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB of storage, M4 : 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB storage M4 Pro or M4 Max : 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB storage ; 13-Inch : 52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery 15-Inch : 66.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery, 14-Inch : 72.4-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery 16-Inch : 100-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery ; 18-hour battery life, M4 14-Inch or M3 Pro 16-Inch : 24-hour battery life M4 Pro 14-Inch : 22-hour battery life M4 Max 14-Inch : 18-hour battery life M4 Max 16-Inch : 21-hour battery life ; 30W, 35W, or 67W USB-C Power Adapter, 67W, 96W, or 140W USB-C Power Adapter ; Silver, Space Gray, Starlight, or Midnight color options, Silver or Space Black color options ; M2 13-Inch : Starts at $999 M3 13-Inch : Starts at $1,099 M3 15-Inch : Starts at $1,299, M4 14-Inch: Starts at $1,599 M4 Pro 14-Inch : Starts at $1,999 M4 Pro 16-Inch : Starts at $2,499
Wi-Fi : 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking · IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible, Bluetooth : Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Apple M2 chip ; 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores · 10-core GPU · 16-core Neural Engine · 100GB/s memory bandwidth