Apple on Monday announced a highly anticipated 15-inch MacBook Air with Apple silicon inside at WWDC 2023, which the company proudly touts as one of the world’s thinnest 15-inch laptops. It joins the 13-inch model, offering just a bit more screen real estate for those who demand a bit more.
But size aside, this piece of hardware is nothing short of a beast, and for that reason, we’ll be outlining what specs you can expect from one of Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Air computers in this piece.
The new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip starts at $1,299, and depending on the options you select, goes up in price from there.
Tech specs for MacBook Air 15-inch with M2 chip
Finish options
- Silver
- Starlight
- Space Gray
- Midnight
Display
- 3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
- 2880-by-1864 native resolution
- 224 pixels per inch
- Support for 1 billion colors
- 500 nits brightness
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone technology
Size and weight
- Height:45 inch (1.15 cm)
- Width:40 inches (34.04 cm)
- Depth:35 inches (23.76 cm)
- Weight:3 pounds (1.51 kg)
Chip
- 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
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
Storage
- 256GB SSD
- Configurable to: 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB SSD
- 512GB SSD
- Configurable to 1TB or 2TB SSD
Memory
- 8GB unified memory
- Configurable to 16GB or 24GB unified memory
Battery and Power
- Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
- Up to 15 hours wireless web
- 5-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
- 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
- Color-matched USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
- Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Charging and Expansion
- MagSafe 3 charging port
- 5mm headphone jack
- Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
- USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
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 6 (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
- Wide stereo sound
- 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
- 5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Conclusion
The new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip is perfect for most people who simply need a larger display than the 13-inch has to offer, but if you think your workflow requires just a bit more oomph, then you may be more inclined to pick up a MacBook Pro instead.
Are you planning to purchase one of Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip computers? Let us know in the comments section down below.