MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024) - Technical Specifications

Year introduced: 2024

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

  • Configurable to 16GB or 24GB

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

  • Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

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

• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)^

Bluetooth

• 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)⁵

Operating System

macOS

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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 Apps⁶

• App Store

• Books

• Calendar

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Find My

• Freeform

• GarageBand

• Home

• iMovie

• Keynote

• Mail

• Maps

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Numbers

• Pages

• Photo Booth

• Photos

• Podcasts