MacBook Air M3 15-inch 256GB|16GB

Finish

• Silver,
• Starlight,
• Space Gray,
• Midnight

Chip

• Apple M3 chip
  • 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
  • 10-core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 100GB/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 engine

Display

• Liquid Retina display
  • 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;1
  • 2880-by-1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
  • 500 nits brightness
• Color
  • Support for 1 billion colors
  • Wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology

Memory

• 8GB unified memory

Battery and Power

• Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 15 hours wireless web
• 66.5-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
• Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter

Storage

• 256GB SSD or 512GB

Charging and Expansion

• MagSafe 3 port
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

Display Support

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:
• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
• HDR with Dolby Vision, 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 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 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)
• Bluetooth 5.3
• Camera
• 1080p FaceTime HD camera
• 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 AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• 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: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
• Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)
• Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)
• Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)
• Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.51 kg)