Apple MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M4 Chip - Starlight

Chip

Apple M4 chip
10-core CPU with four performance cores and six efficiency cores
10-core GPU
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
16-core Neural Engine
120GB/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

Apple Intelligence[1]

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.

Display

Liquid Retina display
15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology[2];
2880-by-1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
500 nits brightness

Colour
Support for 1 billion colours
Wide colour (P3)
True Tone technology

Battery and Power[3]

Up to 18 hours video streaming
Up to 15 hours wireless web
Built-in 66.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Fast-charge-capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter

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 40 Gbps)
USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)

Display Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display in 1 billion colours and:
Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
Thunderbolt 4 digital video output
Support for native DisplayPort 1.4 output over USB-C

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 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and four arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
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

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)[5]
Bluetooth® 5.3

Camera

12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
1080p HD video recording
Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
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 Max6
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
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: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage temperature: -25° to 45° C (-13° to 113° F)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
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: 1.15 cm (0.45 inch)
Width: 34.04 cm (13.40 inches)
Depth: 23.76 cm (9.35 inches)
Weight: 1.51 kg (3.3 pounds)[7]

Operating System

macOS
macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Sequoia helps you be productive and creative in new ways - with Apple Intelligence[1], iPhone Mirroring[8], window tiling, major updates to Safari and more.

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
Siri and Dictation
Increase Contrast
Reduce Motion
Live Captions
Switch Control
Zoom

Built-in Apps[9]

App Store
Books
Calendar
Contacts
FaceTime
Find My
Freeform
GarageBand
Home
iMovie
iPhone Mirroring
Keynote
Mail
Maps
Messages
Music
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Passwords
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
QuickTime Player
Reminders
Safari
Shortcuts
Stocks
Time Machine
Tips
TV
Voice Memos
Weather

In the Box

15-inch MacBook Air
35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Footnotes

[1] Apple Intelligence is available in beta on all Mac models with M1 and later, with Siri and device language set to English (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or US), as a macOS Sequoia update. Additional features and Chinese (Simplified), English (India, Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish language support available in early April, with more languages coming over the course of the year, including Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages.
[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 2025 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M4, 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU, and preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M4, 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of RAM and 256GB 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 eight clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration; see apple.com/nz/batteries for more information.
[4] 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
[5] Wi-Fi 6E available in countries and regions where supported.
[6] See support.apple.com/en-nz/102596 for supported models.
[7] Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
[8] iPhone Mirroring is not available in all countries and regions. Some iPhone features (such as camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
[9] 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.
[10] Data is accurate as of product launch.
[11] 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.
[12] 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. This calculation assesses the suppliers for MacBook Air. 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.
[13] Carbon reductions are calculated against a product-specific business-as-usual scenario as modelled by Apple: 1) No use of clean electricity for manufacturing or product use, beyond what is already available on the latest modelled grid (based on regional emissions factors). 2) Apple's carbon intensity of key materials as of 2015 (our baseline year for our 2030 product carbon neutrality goal). Carbon intensity of materials reflects use of recycled content and production technology. 3) Apple's average mix of transportation modes (air, rail, ocean, ground) by product line and by region across three years (fiscal years 2017 to 2019) to best capture the baseline transportation emissions of our products.
[14] Based on retail packaging as shipped by Apple. Breakdown of US retail packaging by weight. Adhesives, inks and coatings are excluded from our calculations of plastic content and packaging weight.
[15] ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered trademarks owned by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
[16] 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.