Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, M5)
The 2026 13-inch MacBook Air: the same fanless 11.3 mm body and 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, now with the M5 chip, the new Apple N1 wireless chip (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread) and a higher 512 GB base storage tier. Sold with an 8- or 10-core GPU, 16, 24 or 32 GB of unified memory and 512 GB to 4 TB of storage.
Memory
- Type
- Unified memory packaged with the M5 chip, 153 GB/s
- Standard
- 16 GB; configurable to 24 GB or 32 GB
- Slots
- None; size is fixed at purchase
Storage
- Standard
- 512 GB SSD
- Configurable
- 1 TB, 2 TB or 4 TB SSD
- Type
- Soldered Apple SSD
- Card reader
- None
Graphics
- GPU
- Integrated Apple M5 GPU, 8-core (standard) or 10-core (configurable); Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- External displays
- Up to two displays: two up to 6K at 60 Hz or 4K at 144 Hz, or one up to 8K at 60 Hz / 5K at 120 Hz / 4K at 240 Hz over a single Thunderbolt port; simultaneously with the built-in display at full native resolution
- Video output
- Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds (up to HBR3) with DSC
- Video playback
- HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes; HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
- Neural Engine
- 16-core (38 TOPS INT8 per Wikipedia)
Networking
- Wireless chip
- Apple N1 wireless networking chip
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), where supported
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6
- Other
- Thread networking technology
Power
- Adapter
- 40 W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60 W Max
- Fast charge
- With a 70 W or higher USB PD power source
- Charging
- MagSafe 3 (USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable, 2 m, included) or either Thunderbolt 4 port
- Line voltage
- 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz
- Cooling
- Fanless (passive)
Ports
- Left
- MagSafe 3 charging port, 2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C)
- Right
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
- Thunderbolt 4
- Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40 Gb/s), USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s)
Display
- Panel
- 13.6-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit with IPS technology, 2560 × 1664 at 224 ppi; rounded top corners
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Color
- 1 billion colors, wide color (P3), True Tone
- Camera
- 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View; 1080p HD video recording; advanced image signal processor with computational video
Battery
- Capacity
- Built-in 53.8 Wh lithium-polymer
- Apple rating
- Up to 18 h video streaming, up to 15 h wireless web
Physical
- Dimensions
- 1.13 × 30.41 × 21.5 cm (H × W × D); 0.44 × 11.97 × 8.46 in
- Weight
- 1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
- Colors
- Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight
- Keyboard
- Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) / 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys; Touch ID; ambient light sensor
- Trackpad
- Force Touch trackpad
- Audio
- Four-speaker sound system, Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, dynamic head tracking with supported AirPods; three-mic array with directional beamforming, Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
- Acoustics
- Fanless; declared sound power 1.3 B at idle and during wireless web (ECMA-109)
- Environment
- Operating 10–35 °C, 0–90% RH non-condensing, tested up to 10,000 ft; storage –25 to 45 °C
Management
- Security
- Touch ID
Operating systems
- Shipped with
- macOS Tahoe 26.3 (Wikipedia)
- Newest compatible
- macOS Golden Gate 27.0 (Wikipedia)
- Windows
- No Boot Camp: Apple's Boot Camp requires a Mac with an Intel processor
Processors
- Apple M5 (10-core CPU)